Thorns in the Flesh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving and conquest

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Thorns in the Flesh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving and conquestThe literature of late ancient Christianity is rich both in saints who lead lives of almost Edenic health and in saints who court and endure horrifying diseases. In such narratives, health and illness might signify the sanctity of the ascetic, or invite consideration of a broader theology of illness. In Thorns in the Flesh, Andrew Crislip draws on a wide range of texts from the fourth through sixth centuries that reflect persistent and contentious