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The Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism Burton-Christie, Douglas (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University)
The Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism
Burton-Christie, Douglas (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University)
Burton-Christie shows how scripture was a primary source of influence on the founders of early Christian monasticism in fourth-century Egypt, and how it contributed to its original and influential spirituality.
352 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 4, 1993 |
| Original release date | 1994 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195083330 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 141 × 217 × 22 mm · 430 g |
| Language | English |