THE FORGOTTEN DESERT MOTHERS
Author: Laura Swan. 224 pgs. Paperback.
Swan introduces readers to the saying, lives, stories and spirituality of women in the early Christian desert and monastic movement, from the third century forward. In doing so, she finally sets the record straight that women played an important, influential role in early Christianity, a role that has been long overshadowed by men.
Swan introduces readers to the saying, lives, stories and spirituality of women in the early Christian desert and monastic movement, from the third century forward. In doing so, she finally sets the record straight that women played an important, influential role in early Christianity, a role that has been long overshadowed by men.
