The Egyptian hermit Onuphrios was said to have lived entirely on dates, and perhaps the most famous of all hermits, John the Baptist, on locusts and wild honey. Was it really possible to sustain life on so little food? The history of monasticism is defined by the fierce and pass…
The Egyptian hermit Onuphrios was said to have lived entirely on dates, and perhaps the most famous of all hermits, John the Baptist, on locusts and wild honey. Was it really possible to sustain life on so little food? The history of monasticism is defined by the fierce and pass…
How did medieval hermits survive on their self-denying diet? What did they eat, and how did unethical monks get around the rules? The Egyptian hermit Onuphrios was said to have lived entirely on dates, and perhaps the most famous of all hermits, John the Baptist, on locusts and …
COOKERY / FOOD & DRINK ETC. Mix and match recipe ideas, from 50 to 500 calories! Fasting diets have taken the world by storm - by reducing your calorie intake on just two days of the week, you can lose weight quickly and easily, and it may prove to have long-term health benefits…
COOKERY / FOOD & DRINK ETC. Mix and match recipe ideas, from 50 to 500 calories! Fasting diets have taken the world by storm - by reducing your calorie intake on just two days of the week, you can lose weight quickly and easily, and it may prove to have long-term health benefits…
The Stranger at the Feast is a pathbreaking ethnographic study of one of the world?s oldest and least-understood religious traditions. Based on long-term ethnographic research on the Zege peninsula in northern Ethiopia, Tom Boylston tells the story of how people have understood …
This study seeks to understand the practices and perceptions of presidents of Christian higher education regarding spiritual disciplines in strategic planning. The literature analysis provided no evidence or scholarly discussion on the use of spiritual disciplines in strategic p…