In yet-another Apocalypse Edition, Jon talks with Dr. Samantha Miller (Anderson University) about the origins and theology of the Christian practice of withdrawing to the wilderness to be alone as a part of ascetic, spiritual practice. We also discuss her book, *Chrysostom's Devil: Demons, the Will, and Virtue in Patristic Soteriology*.

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