Schedule
Mon, 10:40 AM - 12:30 PM (3/29/2006 - 5/16/2006) Location: M
Wed, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (3/29/2006 - 5/16/2006) Location: M
Description
An introduction to the holy men and women of Egypt and the literature by and about them, with special attention given to their projects of Christian discipleship; their teachings on topics including Christ, the Scriptures, the nature of salvation, the human body and the passions; and their influence on the Church in East and West. Major figures to be studied include Antony, Pachomius, Macarius the Great, and Evagrius Ponticus.