| Harlots of the Desert: A Study of Repentance in Early Monastic Sources Volume 106 Contributor(s): Ward, Benedicta (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879076062 ISBN-13: 9780879076061 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Soteriology - Religion | Monasticism - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 234.509 |
| LCCN: 88115977 |
| Series: Cistercian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.35 lbs) 124 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Catholic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beauty consuming itself like incense burnt before God in solitude: these stories of penitent women from the fourth- century egyptian desert fascinated Christians in antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ward, Benedicta: - Benedicta Ward is Reader in the History of Christian Spirituality in the University of Oxford. Her most recent book is Anselm of Canterbury: His Life and Legacy (SPCK 2009). She is a member of the Anglican monastic community of the Sisters of the Love of God. |