A classic study of early Christian monasticsm. Combines detailed scholarship with vivid writing in its description of the golden age of Egyptian monasticism and its founders. It follows the development of monastic life to the end of the fourth century. Includes an account of the monastic history of Mount Sinai.
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A classic study of early Christian monasticsm. Combines detailed scholarship with vivid writing in its description of the golden age of Egyptian monasticism and its founders. It follows the development of monastic life to the end of the fourth century. Includes an account of the monastic history of Mount Sinai.
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Add this copy of The Desert a City: an Introduction to the Study of to cart. $10.26, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9780913836453.
Add this copy of The Desert a City: an Introduction to the Study of to cart. $24.95, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1966 by St Vladimir's Seminary Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 0913836451.
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New. Chitty is unbelievably fluent in the primary sources available for this period (4th-7th c. ), and his narrative reveals it: His concern for accuracy never overshadows the color, the eccentricity, wit, shrewdness, and above all the holiness of those who made ''the desert a city. '' CONTENTS: The Call: The Three Heads--Athanasius, Antony, Pachomius-The Institution: Antony in Relation to Other Communities-The World Breaks In: Foreign Visitors and Monks in Egypt and Palestine-After Three Generations-New Beginnings: Euthymius Comes to Palestine, A.D. 405-Battle for the Faith: Chalcedon at its Nadir-The Monasteries Under Justinian: Early Life of Cyril of Scythopolis-The End of the Pax Romana-A High Mountain Apart: Sinai's Monastic History from the Fourth Century. 222 pp.
