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Enlightened Monks - The German Benedictines 1740-1803 (Paperback)
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Enlightened Monks - The German Benedictines 1740-1803 (Paperback)
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Enlightened Monks investigates the social, cultural, philosophical,
and theological challenges the German Benedictines faced between
1740 and 1803, and how the Enlightenment influenced the
self-understanding and lifestyle of these religious communities. It
had an impact on their forms of communication, their transfer of
knowledge, their relationships to worldly authorities and to the
academic world, as well as on their theology and philosophy. The
multifaceted achievements of enlightened monks, which included a
strong belief in individual freedom, tolerance, human rights, and
non-violence, show that monasticism was on the way to becoming
fully integrated into the Enlightenment. Ulrich L. Lehner refutes
the widespread assumption that monks were reactionary enemies of
Enlightenment ideas. On the contrary, he demonstrates that many
Benedictines implemented the new ideas of the time into their own
systems of thought. This revisionist account contributes to a
better understanding not only of monastic culture in Central
Europe, but also of Catholic religious culture in general.
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