Desert Fathers: Saint Anthony and the Beginnings of Monasticism Author: Peter H. Gorg Retail Price: $16.95 Our Price: $15.26 Save: 1.69 (9.97%)        In the late third century, Christians withdrew to the desert so as to live for God under the direction of a spiritual father. Gorg engagingly describes the spirituality of leading lights like Anthony, Pachomius, Simeon Stylites, as well as founders of monastic communities inspired by them (e.g., Benedict, Cassian, Columban). Paperback. Similar Items you may enjoy! The Foundations of Western Monasticism: The Life of Saint Anthony of the Desert. the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict, and the Twelve Degrees of Humility and Pride - eBook Author: William Fahey(ILLUS) Our Price: $7.99 The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages Author: Marilyn Dunn Our Price: $58.95 Desert Father: A Journey in the Wilderness with Saint Anthony Author: James Cowan Our Price: $25.56 Discernment in the Desert Fathers: Diakrisis in the Life and Thought of Early Egyptian Monasticism Author: Antony Rich Our Price: $43.20

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