Book Excerpt
from The Desert Fathers
Selected Sayings on "Discretion"
Published March, 2003 • Featured October 12, 2021
Our image of the early desert Christians may be one of rigid rules and over-bearing discipline. Surprisingly, the ammas and abbas were celebrated for discretion—sensitivity and elasticity — in guiding their little communities.
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