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New Llanthony Abbey (Paperback): Hugh Allen New Llanthony Abbey (Paperback)
Hugh Allen
R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia (Paperback): William Shannon, Christine M. Bochen, Patrick O'Connell The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia (Paperback)
William Shannon, Christine M. Bochen, Patrick O'Connell
R1,238 R1,008 Discovery Miles 10 080 Save R230 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The authoritative essays, with 350 entries and 50 illustrations, written by top Merton Scholars, ar arranged alphabetically and cover the following themes: -Merton's Books, --Essential themes that emerge from his books, --persons who were important in his life, --the places where he lived out his life. An indispensable guide to the life and thought of one of the spiritual giants of the twentieth century.

The Warriors and Bankers (Paperback): Alan Butler, Stephen Dafoe The Warriors and Bankers (Paperback)
Alan Butler, Stephen Dafoe
R358 R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Save R24 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In "The Warriors and the Bankers", the research and writing team of Alan Butler and Stephen Dafoe bring their combined experiences to bear on the question asked for hundreds of years, What became of the Knights Templar? Arrested in 1307, dissolved in 1312 and executed by 1314, the Templars have been the subject of many theories concerning their possible survival. This book examines these theories against new evidence and information. Additionally the authors put forth, for the first time, a completely new theory that has caught the ears, eyes and attention of many readers. The ultimate conclusion is that the Templars did survive, virtually intact and that in a very direct sense, they may still be one of the most potent forces at work in the world at the start of the new Millennium. "The Warriors and the Bankers" is eminently readable and is intended for both the serious student of Templarism or simply the interested observer.

Martyr of the Amazon - The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang (Paperback): Roseanne Murphy Martyr of the Amazon - The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang (Paperback)
Roseanne Murphy
R467 R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Save R81 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The murder in 2005 of an American nun, Sister Dorothy Stang, focused the world's attention on the plight of poor farmers in the Brazilian Amazon and their struggles against rapacious developers. Sister Dorothy had worked in Brazil for forty years. From a conventional nun in the pre-Vatican II era, she had developed a keen social conscience and, increasingly, a deep, mystical commitment to the integrity of Creation. These ideals combined in her advocacy for the rights of the poor and her defense of the imperiled rain forest. They also earned her the enmity of land-grabbing ranchers who repeatedly threatened her. "All I ask," she wrote, "is God's grace to help me keep on this journey, fighting for the people to have a more egalitarian life and that we learn to respect God's creation."

Cold War Letters (Paperback): Thomas Merton Cold War Letters (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R620 R512 Discovery Miles 5 120 Save R108 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Published in book form for the first time, Thomas Merton's

The Rule of Saint Benedict - A Contemporary Paraphrase (Paperback): St Benedict of Nursia The Rule of Saint Benedict - A Contemporary Paraphrase (Paperback)
St Benedict of Nursia; Edited by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
R487 R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Save R93 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Discussion around the bestseller The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher has led many people to want to know more about Benedictine principles.??????? Listen, my child. I want you to put the ear of your heart to the solid ground of the master's wisdom (what I received, I'm passing on to you). It's advice from a spiritual father who loves you-the sort of counsel you receive by letting it shape your whole life. Listening is hard work, but it's the essential work. It opens us up to the God we've rejected by only listening to ourselves. If you're ready to give up your addiction to yourself, this message is for you: to listen is to equip yourself with the best resources available to serve the real Master, Christ the Lord. So begins the famous opening paragraph of Benedict's Rule in Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's vital, new, contemporary paraphrase. The entire text of the Rule is here plus a lengthy introduction from Jonathan, and detailed explanatory notes throughout that explain difficult passages. The result is a classic re-introduced that will enliven any 21st century expression of religious community.

St Aidan's Way of Mission - Celtic insights for a post-Christian world (Paperback): Ray Simpson St Aidan's Way of Mission - Celtic insights for a post-Christian world (Paperback)
Ray Simpson; As told to Brent Lyons Lee
R246 R201 Discovery Miles 2 010 Save R45 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Surveying the life and times of Aidan of Lindisfarne, this book draws insights into missional approaches to inspire both outreach and discipleship for today's Church. As in his previous BRF book, Hilda of Whitby, Ray Simpson shows that such figures from past centuries can provide models for Christian life and witness today. An author and speaker on Celtic spirituality with a worldwide reputation, he combines historical fact with spiritual lessons in a highly accessible style.

Meditation and Prayer in the Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Monastery - Struggling towards God (Hardcover, New edition): Lauren... Meditation and Prayer in the Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Monastery - Struggling towards God (Hardcover, New edition)
Lauren Mancia
R2,559 Discovery Miles 25 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Monastic Iceland (Paperback): Steinunn Kristjansdottir Monastic Iceland (Paperback)
Steinunn Kristjansdottir
R1,132 Discovery Miles 11 320 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its downfall during the Reformation. Blends the evidence from material remains and written documents to highlight the realities of everyday life in the monasteries and nunneries operated in Iceland. describes the incorporation of monasticism in to the Icelandic society, the land of the Vikings, and thus how the monasteries coexisted with the natural and social environments on the island while keeping their general aims and objectives. shows that large social systems, such as monasticism, can cross social and natural borders without necessitating fundamental changes apart from those triggered by the constant coexistence of nature and culture inside the environment they exist within. debunks the myth that Icelandic monasteries, male or female were isolated, silent places or simple cells functioning principally as retirement homes for aristocrats. To be a member of an ecclesiastical institution did not mean a quiet, secluded life without any outside interaction, but rather active participation in the surrounding community. Is of interest for researchers in archaeology, osteology, and medieval history, in addition to all those interested in monasticism and the medieval history of Northern Europe.

Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community (Paperback): Padraig O'tuama Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community (Paperback)
Padraig O'tuama
R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community draws on the spiritual practices of Northern Ireland's longest established peace and reconciliation organisation. For over fifty years, it has been bringing fractured communities together and resourcing others in the work of healing conflict. At the heart of its life is a simple pattern of daily worship. This prayer book captures the essence of the Corrymeela prayer experience to help you incorporate its spirituality into your practice of prayer. Structured over 31 days, it offers a daily Bible reading with accompanying prayer by Padraig O Tuama. as well as an introduction to the spirituality that sustains Corrymeela's remarkable work.

Medieval Monasticism (Hardcover): Giles Constable Medieval Monasticism (Hardcover)
Giles Constable
R3,934 Discovery Miles 39 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Collected Studies CS1064 This collection of Giles Constable's key articles on medieval monastic and ecclesiastical history provides nothing less than a comprehensive overview of research in the field. The book provides an insight into monastic life in the Middle Ages - from Germany to Normandy and from England to Sicily.

The Military Orders Volume VI (Part 1) - Culture and Conflict in The Mediterranean World (Hardcover): Jochen Schenk, Mike Carr The Military Orders Volume VI (Part 1) - Culture and Conflict in The Mediterranean World (Hardcover)
Jochen Schenk, Mike Carr
R4,209 Discovery Miles 42 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Forty papers link the study of the military orders' cultural life and output with their involvement in political and social conflicts during the medieval and early modern period. Divided into two volumes, focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean and Europe respectively, the collection brings together the most up-to-date research by experts from fifteen countries on a kaleidoscope of relevant themes and issues, thus offering a broad-ranging and at the same time very detailed study of the subject.

The Military Orders Volume VI (Part 2) - Culture and Conflict in Western and Northern Europe (Hardcover): Jochen Schenk, Mike... The Military Orders Volume VI (Part 2) - Culture and Conflict in Western and Northern Europe (Hardcover)
Jochen Schenk, Mike Carr
R4,204 Discovery Miles 42 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Forty papers link the study of the military orders' cultural life and output with their involvement in political and social conflicts during the medieval and early modern period. Divided into two volumes, focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean and Europe respectively, the collection brings together the most up-to-date research by experts from fifteen countries on a kaleidoscope of relevant themes and issues, thus offering a broad-ranging and at the same time very detailed study of the subject.

The Oratory of Light - Poems in the spirit of St Columba (Paperback): James Harpur The Oratory of Light - Poems in the spirit of St Columba (Paperback)
James Harpur; Illustrated by Paul O Colmain
R267 Discovery Miles 2 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Beyond the Darkness - A Biography of Bede Griffiths (Paperback, New edition): Shirley Du Boulay Beyond the Darkness - A Biography of Bede Griffiths (Paperback, New edition)
Shirley Du Boulay
R398 Discovery Miles 3 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The great religious orders of Christianity - the Benedictines, the Dominicans, the Franciscans and the Jesuits - are well known for their monasteries, their learning, and their missions arouind the world. But in the Middle Ages, to some extent surviving to this day, there was another kind of religious order, one whose members' profession was to bear arms in defence of Christendom. From humble beginnings in the early 12th century, caring for the sick in the Holy Land and protecting pilgrims, the military religious orders spread out across Europe. Not only did they fight for the Holy Places, they helped push back Islam in Spain and what is now Portugal, and spread Christianity to the lands across the Baltic, then still pagan. The Knights of St John, the Knights Templar, the Knights of Santiago and of Calatrava, the Teutonic Knights and others played a fearsome, sometimes brutal and often neglected role in the history of Christianity. The wars, which they fought in the name of Christ, helped shape the world as we know it

A Search for Solitude - Pursuing the Monk's True Life; the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Three: 1952-1960 (Paperback,... A Search for Solitude - Pursuing the Monk's True Life; the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Three: 1952-1960 (Paperback, New edition)
Thomas Merton; Edited by Lawrence S. Cunningham
R495 R407 Discovery Miles 4 070 Save R88 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The third volume of Thomas Merton's journals chronicles Merton's attempts to reconcile his desire for solitude and contemplation with the demands of his new-found celebrity status within the strictures of conventional monastic life.

Disabled Clerics in the Late Middle Ages - Un/suitable for Divine Service? (Hardcover): Ninon Dubourg Disabled Clerics in the Late Middle Ages - Un/suitable for Divine Service? (Hardcover)
Ninon Dubourg
R3,961 Discovery Miles 39 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The petitions received and the letters sent by the Papal Chancery during the Late Middle Ages attest to the recognition of disability at the highest levels of the medieval Church. These documents acknowledge the existence of physical and/or mental impairments, with the papacy issuing dispensations allowing some supplicants to adapt their clerical missions according to their abilities. A disease, impairment, or old age could prevent both secular and regular clerics from fulfilling the duties of their divine office. Such conditions can, thus, be understood as forms of disability. In these cases, the Papal Chancery bore the responsibility for determining if disabled people were suitable to serve as clerics, with all the rights and duties of divine services. Whilst some petitioners were allowed to enter the clergy, or - in the case of currently serving churchmen - to stay more or less active in their work, others were compelled to resign their position and leave the clergy entirely. Petitions and papal letters lie at intersection of authorized, institutional policy and practical sources chronicling the lived experiences of disabled people in the Middle Ages. As such, they constitute an excellent analytical laboratory in which to study medieval disability in its relation to the papacy as an institution, alongside the impact of official ecclesiastical judgments on disabled lives.

Subversive Habits - Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle (Paperback): Shannen Dee Williams Subversive Habits - Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle (Paperback)
Shannen Dee Williams
R771 Discovery Miles 7 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Subversive Habits, Shannen Dee Williams provides the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States, hailing them as the forgotten prophets of Catholicism and democracy. Drawing on oral histories and previously sealed Church records, Williams demonstrates how master narratives of women's religious life and Catholic commitments to racial and gender justice fundamentally change when the lives and experiences of African American nuns are taken seriously. For Black Catholic women and girls, embracing the celibate religious state constituted a radical act of resistance to white supremacy and the sexual terrorism built into chattel slavery and segregation. Williams shows how Black sisters-such as Sister Mary Antona Ebo, who was the only Black member of the inaugural delegation of Catholic sisters to travel to Selma, Alabama, and join the Black voting rights marches of 1965-were pioneering religious leaders, educators, healthcare professionals, desegregation foot soldiers, Black Power activists, and womanist theologians. In the process, Williams calls attention to Catholic women's religious life as a stronghold of white supremacy and racial segregation-and thus an important battleground in the long African American freedom struggle.

The Templars - The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of a Military Religious Order (Paperback): Jochen Burgtorf, Shlomo Lotan, Enric... The Templars - The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of a Military Religious Order (Paperback)
Jochen Burgtorf, Shlomo Lotan, Enric Mallorqui-Ruscalleda
R1,176 Discovery Miles 11 760 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

As the oldest of the military religious orders and the one with an unexpected and dramatic downfall, the knighthood of the Templars continues to fascinate academics and students as well as the public at large. A collection of fifteen chapters accompanied by a historical introduction, The Templars: The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of a Military Religious Order recounts and analyzes this community's rise and establishment in both the crusader states of the eastern Mediterranean and the countries of western Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, reflects on the proceedings launched against it and its subsequent fall (1307-1314), and explores its medieval and post-medieval legacy, including an assessment of current research pertaining to the Templars and suggestions for future explorations. Showcasing a wide range of methodological approaches and primary source materials, this volume unites historical, art-historical, theological, archaeological, and historiographical perspectives, and it features the work and voices of scholars from various academic generations who reside in eight different countries (Israel, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, and the United States of America).

The Bible and the Gun - Christianity in South China, 1860-1900 (Hardcover): Joseph Tse-Hei Lee The Bible and the Gun - Christianity in South China, 1860-1900 (Hardcover)
Joseph Tse-Hei Lee
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This is a groundbreaking study of the relationship between Christianity and collective violence in late nineteenth century China. Using American Baptist and English Presbyterian examples in the Guangdong province, the book examines the scale of Chinese conversions, the creation of Christian villages and the power relations between Christians, non-Christians and between different Christian denominations.
The spread of Christianity needs to be understood in the context of intense violence within and between villages and lineages, and patterns of conversion often following the lines of existing communal divisions.
This book is based on a very comprehensive foundation of data and the Protestant missionary and Chinese archival materials are supplemented with fieldwork data that were collected in several Christian villages.

Mannock Strickland (1683-1744) - Agent to English Convents in Flanders. Letters and Accounts from Exile (Hardcover): Richard G... Mannock Strickland (1683-1744) - Agent to English Convents in Flanders. Letters and Accounts from Exile (Hardcover)
Richard G Williams
R1,488 Discovery Miles 14 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An invaluable collection of primary sources for the study of eighteenth-century convent life. Between 1728 and 1744 the Catholic lawyer Mannock Strickland (1673-1744) acted as agent for English nuns living on the Continent, including St Monica's, Louvain, the Brussels Dominicans and the Dunkirk Benedictines. Most convent archives perished at the French Revolution, but Strickland's papers survived in the archives of Mapledurham House, Oxfordshire, offering a unique insight into the workings of English convents. These extraordinary documents reveal the reality of exile for a group of formidable yet vulnerable women, "doubly dead" to English law. Two hundred letters tell stories of hardship, isolation, severe winters, war, starvation, Jacobite intrigue and international finance. They show that convent bursars became skilled at playing international exchange markets yet remained at the mercy of unscrupulous investors. The letters are presented here with full notes; a thorough introduction sets theletters, cash day books, bills of exchange and other documents in context. Richard G. Williams is Librarian and Archivist of Mapledurham House; he has also held senior posts at the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, Birkbeck College London and at Yale University.

The Transformation of Religious Orders in Central and Eastern Europe - Sociological Insights (Paperback): Stefania Palmisano The Transformation of Religious Orders in Central and Eastern Europe - Sociological Insights (Paperback)
Stefania Palmisano; Isabelle Jonveaux, Marcin Jewdokimow
R1,174 Discovery Miles 11 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first volume to explore various facets of contemporary change in consecrated religious life in selected Central and Eastern European countries, this book presents a series of studies of Catholic and Orthodox monasticism. With attention to changes in the economy, everyday life, organisation and social presence of monastic orders, contributors shed light on the impact of 20th and 21st century social and cultural processes - such as communism and its collapse or the growth of new communication technologies - on life in the cloister. Bringing together research from various locations in Central and Eastern Europe, it will appeal to scholars and students of sociology, religious studies and theology, with interests in religious orders and transformations of religious life from a social perspective.

Monastic Iceland (Hardcover): Steinunn Kristjansdottir Monastic Iceland (Hardcover)
Steinunn Kristjansdottir
R3,775 Discovery Miles 37 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its downfall during the Reformation. Blends the evidence from material remains and written documents to highlight the realities of everyday life in the monasteries and nunneries operated in Iceland. describes the incorporation of monasticism in to the Icelandic society, the land of the Vikings, and thus how the monasteries coexisted with the natural and social environments on the island while keeping their general aims and objectives. shows that large social systems, such as monasticism, can cross social and natural borders without necessitating fundamental changes apart from those triggered by the constant coexistence of nature and culture inside the environment they exist within. debunks the myth that Icelandic monasteries, male or female were isolated, silent places or simple cells functioning principally as retirement homes for aristocrats. To be a member of an ecclesiastical institution did not mean a quiet, secluded life without any outside interaction, but rather active participation in the surrounding community. Is of interest for researchers in archaeology, osteology, and medieval history, in addition to all those interested in monasticism and the medieval history of Northern Europe.

Essay on the Life and Manners of Robert Grosseteste (Hardcover): Jack P Cunningham Essay on the Life and Manners of Robert Grosseteste (Hardcover)
Jack P Cunningham; Philip Perry
R1,338 Discovery Miles 13 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Fraternal Relations in Monasteries - The Laboratory of Love (Hardcover): Mikaela Sundberg Fraternal Relations in Monasteries - The Laboratory of Love (Hardcover)
Mikaela Sundberg
R3,763 Discovery Miles 37 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Introduces and develops new concepts of general sociological value for the study of interpersonal relations Develops the understanding of the role of intentions, ideals and hope in organizations Explores love and intimacy in a new and unexpected organizational context Provides a novel analytical framing to explore core features of monastic life Offers unique insights into the social relations of a closed world with great historical importance

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