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Catholic Studies

College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

2022

Desert tradition

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Christian Asceticism, David Allen Osb Apr 2022

Christian Asceticism, David Allen Osb

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The experience of the desert and wildlife was one of the hallmarks of early Christian monasticism. This paper offers a few vignettes about how animals and the natural world influenced the spirituality and writing of the ascetic life of early Christian monastics.

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