Christians and non-Christians were motivated to move into a life of renunciation and withdraw from the world because they did not want the distractions of society to get in the way of their goals. Christians were trying to reach a place where they were one with God and that that was their only focus. An… Continue reading →

Life in the fourth century was not easy for people in the Roman Empire, even for religious people like the Jews and the Christians. However, where the non religious person differed in faith from the Christian, both groups had individuals that sought a life a way from complementary life structure. In this time, if one… Continue reading →