This volume offers the first full commentary on the Gospel of Thomas, a work which has previously...

From meditation and fasting to celibacy and anchoritism, the ascetic impulse has been an enduring...

The four canonical gospels arose in unique circumstances in different parts of the Roman Empire. ...

From its earliest days, Christianity has been marked by a rich diversity of beliefs and practices...

This volume offers the first full commentary on the Gospel of Thomas, a work which has previou...

This volume offers the first full commentary on the Gospel of Thomas, a work which has previou...

A leading scholar of ascetical studies, Richard Valantasis explores a variety of ascetical tradit...

The American and European public has a voracious appetite for more information about Jesus and th...

A leading scholar of ascetical studies, Richard Valantasis explores a variety of ascetical tradit...

Spirituality is always developed and nurtured in community, and communities have particular spiri...

"e;One of the great joys of the academic life is to pay homage in a Festschrift to a scholar ...