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Enlightened Monks - The German Benedictines 1740-1803 (Hardcover)
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Enlightened Monks - The German Benedictines 1740-1803 (Hardcover)
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Enlightened Monks investigates the social, cultural, philosophical,
and theological challenges the German Benedictines had to face
between 1740 and 1803, and how the Enlightenment process 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, and also 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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