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Christian History Magazine—Issue 64: Anthony & the Desert Fathers: Extreme Faith is unavailable, but you can change that!

Rarely known for its monastic elements, the Nicene Age boasts the emergence of the prototypical Christian ascetic: St. Antony. Committed to Scripture and discipline, Antony established obedience and simplicity as primary Christian virtues. But was that enough? Could solitude stand on its own, or did it serve a greater purpose? Antony, and the “desert fathers” who would follow his brave example,...

But I, for one, believe most monks yearned to know and love God in a way that was not possible in the hubbub of city life. Furthermore, I believe their disciplines allowed them to discover something about God that cannot be discovered unless one does what they did. That time seems to be one of those moments when men and women touched the hem of God’s garment in a special way. In this issue, we are merely trying to touch the hem of the robes of those men and women. Questions to answer The ultimate
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