The Sacred Desert is a reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film.

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• An original reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film.
  
• Discusses figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian Desert Fathers, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Georgia O’Keeffe, Wim Wenders and Jim Crace.
  
• Makes connections across millennia of desert literature.
  
• Deepens the reader’s understanding of the desert as a real place, as an interior space, and as a textual site,
  
• Concludes with comments on the recent conflicts in Iraq.
  
• Written in a readable and engaging style.