An Introduction to the Desert Fathers

An Introduction to the Desert Fathers
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9781108481021
ISBN-13 : 1108481027
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Download or read book An Introduction to the Desert Fathers written by John Wortley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible guide to the lives and teaching of the earliest Christian monks, largely using their own words.


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