Christian communities & monasticism books

A true, never-before-told story-discovered in a secret Vatican archive-of sex, poison, and lesbian initiation rites...  Read More >>

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Monks and nuns have preserved courtesies, devotions, and contemplative disciplines which the rest of the christian...  Read More >>

A Short History of Monks and Monasteries Monastic History By Alfred Wesley Wishart The aim of this volume is...  Read More >>

"In Victorine Christology as in much else, Hugh of St Victor laid the foundations for several generations of creative...  Read More >>

Offers a compelling portrait of Catholic women religious throughout American history  Read More >>

This book is the fascinating story of one woman's two very different lives, the duties of a nun's day, and the spiritual...  Read More >>

This book is the fascinating story of one woman's two very different lives, the duties of a nun's day, and the spiritual...  Read More >>

"The late monk the very Rev Father Mettaous el Souriany was a great pillar of monasticism, both or the Sourian Monastery...  Read More >>

An astounding history of the accomplishments of the Society of Jesus, from painting and poetry to cartography and...  Read More >>

Seeks to encourage Christians at every level to get to know their Muslim neighbours by focusing on the example set...  Read More >>

Prayer and Thought in Monastic Tradition presents a chronological picture of the development of monastic thought...  Read More >>

A contemporary theology of Benedictine life and identity, which requires a continual return to the Gospel, the source...  Read More >>

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A Northern Irish Protestant, raised in a staunchly loyalist community, hitchhikes through Catholic Europe on the...  Read More >>

An enlightening study of a key moment in the spiritual journey of the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton, based...  Read More >>

Agnes Lewis (1843–1926) was a biblical scholar credited with the discovery of a number of ancient manuscripts. This...  Read More >>

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Much has been written about women religious - known as nuns or sisters - since Vatican II, which brought about major...  Read More >>

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There has long been a tendency among monastic historians to ignore or marginalize female participation in monastic...  Read More >>

Orthodox Christians today have no lack of resources on monastic spirituality. And yet startlingly little has been...  Read More >>

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Anglican Religious Life is an international directory of religious communities throughout the Anglican Communion....  Read More >>