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Rule of St Benedict (Hardcover)
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Rule of St Benedict (Hardcover)
Series: The Macat Library
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The Rule of St Benedict, written around 1500 years ago by the
Italian monk St Benedict of Nursia, is a slim handbook for monastic
life - a subject many modern readers would regard as relatively
niche. It is, however, also a model of the organized and clearly
expressed thought produced by good reasoning skills - a mainstay of
critical thinking. Reasoning is all about making a good case for
something, through logical arguments, neatly and systematically
organised. In Benedict's case, his main concern was to lay out a
set of rules and practices that would allow monasteries to run as
well-organised communities. Communal living presented huge
challenges, and yet it was also, Benedict believed, the best way
for monks to sustain themselves, their religion, and the learning
and teaching that went with it. His Rule laid out concise but
detailed chapters on the best way to achieve this, including
provisions for all areas of personal and communal discipline, right
down to how tasks might be allotted to individual monks. Providing
a complete roadmap for successfully running a community, the
concise brilliance of The Rule has even been suggested by some
business professors as useful model for running small businesses
today.
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