Život vybraných púštnych matiek a ich aplikácia pre spiritualitu žien
The Lives of Selected Desert Mothers and their Application to Women's Spirituality
Author(s): Slavomíra SvobodováSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Desert Mothers; Monasticism; Spirituality of the Desert; Women in the Ancient Church; Women's Spirituality
Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to provide a historical context for the lives of selected desert mothers, to situate their lives within desert spirituality, and to attempt to apply their lives or sayings to the spirituality of women. The article is divided into three chapters. The first chapter deals with the biblical symbolism of the desert and also contains the general origins of monasticism. The second chapter describes the lives of selected desert mothers and the third chapter deals with the application of the life of the desert mothers for women's spirituality. The article also tries to give an answer to the question whether the life or some sayings of the desert mothers can be of benefit to the spirituality of today's women and what a woman can learn from them. This article connects history with biblical verses, as well as psychology and women's spirituality.
Journal: Notitiae Historiae Ecclesiasticae
- Issue Year: 13/2024
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 18-34
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Slovak
