The Desert Fathers
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| Originally published | 1936 |
| Authors | Helen Waddell |
| Editors | Helen Waddell |
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| ID | 2071879 |
About The Desert Fathers
By the fourth century A. D. , devout Christians -- men and women alike -- had begun to retreat from cities and villages to the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor, where they sought liberation from their corrupt society and the confining shell of the social self. . . .
