William Harmless, S.J. is Professor of Theology at Creighton
University in Omaha, Nebraska. From 1996 to 2003, he held the
Thomas E. Caestecker Chair of the Liberal Arts at Spring Hill
College. He has been a member of the Society of Jesus since 1978
and is the author of Augustine and the Catechumenate (1995). His
research on early monasticism has appeared in the journals
Theological Studies, Church History, and
Studia Patristica.
"Those who teach courses in early monastic history have longed for
a book like this. Some of us have though about writing it
ourselves. Now the task has been done. Harmless has applied his
considerable energy and pedagogical experience to developing a book
that is informative and filled with resources for ongoing, in-depth
study. He also navigates very complex historiography with clarity,
candor, and respect. Surely, this superb contribution will remain
the
starting point and essential reference work on Egyptian monasticism
for some time to come. We owe its author deep thanks for making the
work of both teacher and researcher considerably easier."
--Theological Studies
"...an indispensable work for anyone interested in ancient
Christian monasticism, early Christian history and literature, and
indeed the general examination of spiritual impulses that shape
religion. This book is an outstanding acheivement in presenting and
analyzing major works, interwoven with the diversity of scholarship
that has blossomed in this area in the past thirty years."
--Spiritus
"...comprehensive, absolutely current with respect to research, and
deeply sympathetic to the monastic enterprise. Desert Christians
belongs in every monastic library and would be well placed in the
hands of every monk who wishes to know his or her
tradition."--Cistercian Studies Quarterly
"It is the rare book that can introduce a literature and a field of
study intelligently and thoroughly and make a significant scholarly
contribution in its own right. This book does just that. It will
become required reading for anyone interested in the world of early
Christian monasticism."--CHOICE
"Why waste words? This is a thoroughly admirable book... An
accomplished and unassuming piece of scholarship." --Scripta
Classica Israelica
"There is no other volume on the desert Christians that is so
generous with the facts and so reliable a key to modern debate on
so many topics, great and small."--Times Literary Supplement
"Why waste words? This is a thoroughly admirable book... An
accomplished and unassuming piece of scholarship." --Scripta
Classica Israelica
"Those who teach courses in early monastic history have longed for
a book like this. Some of us have though about writing it
ourselves. Now the task has been done. Harmless has applied his
considerable energy and pedagogical experience to developing a book
that is informative and filled with resources for ongoing, in-depth
study. He also navigates very complex historiography with clarity,
candor, and respect. Surely, this superb contribution will remain
the
starting point and essential reference work on Egyptian monasticism
for some time to come. We owe its author deep thanks for making the
work of both teacher and researcher considerably easier."
--Theological Studies
"...an indispensable work for anyone interested in ancient
Christian monasticism, early Christian history and literature, and
indeed the general examination of spiritual impulses that shape
religion. This book is an outstanding acheivement in presenting and
analyzing major works, interwoven with the diversity of scholarship
that has blossomed in this area in the past thirty years."
--Spiritus
"Every now and then a book comes along that fulfills the periodic
need to sum up th research in a given field fo rthe general
audience. This book does so for ancient Egyptian monasticism."
--ABR
"It is the rare book that can introduce a literature and a field of
study intelligently and thoroughly and make a significant scholarly
contribution in its own right. This book does just that. It will
become required reading for anyone interested in the world of early
Christian monasticism."--CHOICE
"...comprehensive, absolutely current with respect to research, and
deeply sympathetic to the monastic enterprise. Desert Christians
belongs in every monastic library and would be well placed in the
hands of every monk who wishes to know his or her
tradition."--Cistercian Studies Quarterly
"There is no other volume on the desert Christians that is so
generous with the facts and so reliable a key to modern debate on
so many topics, great and small."--Times Literary Supplement
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