The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century (Shambhala Library)

The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century (Shambhala Library)

In the fourth century, the wildernesses of Egypt and Palestine were inhabited by a strange breed of spiritual the first Christian hermits. Thomas Merton's affection for these "Desert Fathers" shines i…

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