The Forgotten Desert Mothers: Sayings, Lives, and Stories of Early Christian Women
Laura Swan
“Many church fathers became prominent because of women. Many of these fathers were educated and supported by strong women, and some were even credited with founding movements that were actually begun by the women in their lives. Early church histories make brief mention of women dwelling in the desert, living as urban solitaries, or residing in or near monastic communities. Palladius, in his Lausiac History, estimated that the women outnumbered the men two to one, yet it is the stories of the men that are preserved and told.” —“Introduction”
CONTENTS
Introduction Chapter One: The World of the Desert Mothers Chapter Two: Desert Spirituality Chapter Three: The Sayings of the Desert Mothers Chapter Four: Bright Stars in the Desert Sky: Lesser Known Desert Mothers Chapter Five: Deaconesses of the Early Church Chapter Six: Mentors of the Monastic Way: Communities and Their Leaders Epilogue: The Gift of the Desert Timeline of the Forgotten Desert Mothers Appendix: The Ordination Rite of Deacons Notes Glossary of Selected Terms Ordo: A Calendar of Feasts of Holy Women Selected Bibliography
Item Number: BKPP525 Publication Data: New York, NY/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2001 Format: softcover Number of Pages: vi + 218 Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.6 cm × 14.0 cm × 1.6 cm ISBN: 0‒8091‒4016‒0
