The Forgotten Desert Mothers: Sayings, Lives, and Stories of Early Christian Women

In The Forgotten Desert Mothers, Second Edition, Laura Swan introduces readers to the sayings, lives, stories, and spirituality of women in the early Christian desert and monastic movement, from the third century on. In doing so, she finally sets the record straight that women played an important and influential role in early Christianity, indeed a role that has been long overshadowed by men.
She begins with an exploration of the historical context and spirituality of the desert ascetics. Th...