Anthony the Great
Desert Father, archetypal early Christian hermit
Episodes
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#5585: The Lighthouse Keeper and the Serbian CabinA YouTube video from rural Serbia broke one listener's whole model of what a hermit is. Turns out the anchorite image is a thousand years out of date. -
#3493: Murmuring Scriptures and Wandering Wilds: Ancient MeditationHow "hagah" (murmuring scripture) and "hitbodedut" (wilderness solitude) reveal meditation hidden in the Bible.