| The Life of Antony, the Coptic Life and the Greek Life: Volume 202 Contributor(s): Athanasius of Alexandria (Author), Vivian, Tim (Translator), Athanassakis, Apostolos N. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0879079029 ISBN-13: 9780879079024 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Monasticism |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004558528 |
| Series: Cistercian Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - North Africa - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Instrumental in the conversion of many, including Augustine, The Life of Antony provided the model for subsequent saints' life and constituted, in the words of patristics scholar Johannes Quasten, 'the most important document of early monasticism.' |
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. |