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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious communities & monasticism
The work of Dom Adalbert de Vogue O.S.B. (1924-2011) serves as the
basis of all serious study of the Rule of Benedict. In the first
volume of this edition, Vogue uses literary criticism to show how
the Rule of Benedict developed. He establishes the dependence of
the Rule of Benedict on the Rule of the Master.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.
This is a collection of reminiscences from visitors to the Abbey of
New Clairvaux in Vina, California, a Trappist monastery These
contributions bring to life that tension between the secular and
the holy; between inside and outside the monastic enclosure. These
essays are about being in the moment as one walks to the chapel, or
has a cup of tea; and about coming to or leaving the monastery,
away from the place and desiring to be there. These are simple,
straightforward poems, notes and diary extracts. None of the
writers is an expert in theology or church history, or any master
of the divine. None is a best-selling author. These are just people
who have found something strange and wonderful, and write from the
heart. They may remind you of something in your own life.
Few things are as eternal in this world as man's quest to better
know and understand his Creator. Because the human mind is far too
small to fully grasp the Almighty, believers who try to approach
Him intellectually often freeze up, entering into a cloud of
unknowing. But God is approachable. The Cloud of Unknowing dates
back as far as the fourteenth century and has inspired generations
of seekers in their efforts to connect with God. Created as a
primer to instruct young monks to develop techniques for
encountering God, its tone is not academic or austere but rather a
loving call for believers to grow closer to God through meditation
and prayer. If you desire to experience God in your heart, and
yourself in God's heart, The Cloud of Unknowing will be a book to
read and reread for a lifetime.
A Monk in High Heels is a journey through the walls of monasteries
and into the heart of God. Mixed with humor, deep spirituality, and
a passionate pursuit of God, you'll leave this book knowing not
only is God enough, but so are you.
Anglican Dominicans: An Introduction for Seekers and the Curious
offers the reader an opportunity to explore a fascinating new form
of religious life, which mixes together ancient monastic
commitments, internet communication, and a zeal for spreading the
message of the Gospel. Traditional orders of monks and nuns have
existed for thousands of years, but the Anglican Order of Preachers
embraces men and women, married and single, ordained and lay, from
across the world.
This study examines the post-medieval reception of Vienna's women's
monastic institutions as historical icons of the medieval past.
Over time, the eight major women's convents of Vienna become linked
in the popular mind with the broader mythology of "Alt-Wien," the
old Vienna. Accounts of the city in geographical materials of the
fifteenth through nineteenth centuries - maps and panoramas,
topographies, travel literature, and Vienna-centric folktale
collections - frequently allude to the convents' former identities
at the expense of their ongoing presence as active female religious
establishments. By teasing out the way people think about the
physical and historical place such women's institutions held in
this important urban and political center, Received Medievalisms
provides a new picture of the ways in which the medieval shapes
later understandings of women's role and agency within the city.
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