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This chapter focuses on Anthony, the putative founder of Christian monasticism, and the centrality of Matthew 19:16-22 in Anthony’s life and the subsequent monastic movement. It traces the origins of monasticism, the role of Scripture in the desert, responses by Protestants to ascetic disciplines, and concludes with a discussion of contemporary expressions of Christian spirituality.
Keywords: St. Anthony; Life of Anthony; monasticism; asceticism; desert spirituality; Matthew 19:16–22; discipleship; Athanasius
Chapter. 14886 words.
Subjects: Christianity
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