Harlots of the Desert: A Study of Repentance in Early Monastic Sources

by Benedicta Ward

Book Overview

Beauty consuming itself like incense burnt before God in solitude, far from the eyes of men, became the most stirring image of penance conceivable. Stories on conversion from extreme sinfulness to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087907406X
• ISBN13: 9780879074067
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Cistercian Publications
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.