Christian communities & monasticism books

These fifteen essays by a Presbyterian clergyman are devoted to the personality of Jesus,  Read More >>

The appearance is given in the Roman text, Historia Naturalis, that the Seres were a people who imported iron and...  Read More >>

In The Way of Simplicity Esther de Waal reveals the riches of the Cistercian (Trappist) tradition and its relevance...  Read More >>

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This work took James O'Halloran to the halls of academia, towns, cities, villages and remote mission stations worldwide....  Read More >>

Abbot Christopher Jamison, from BBC2's THE MONASTERY and new show THE SILENCE, suggests ways in which the teachings...  Read More >>

Brother Roger (1915-2005) founded the ecumenical Taize Community, which is familiar to the faithful of many denominations,...  Read More >>

On the works of Nilus the Ascetic; the genuine and extensive fifth century correspondence and the spurious romance....  Read More >>

Band 3 - vom Kulturkampf bis ins 21. Jahrhundert - behandelt einen uberaus bedeutenden Zeitraum: Die Positionierung...  Read More >>

Draws the readers into the very heart of evangelical love and challenges them to start living it. This title is...  Read More >>

Offers the reader selections from John Stone's modest compilation of the internal life of his own monastic community...  Read More >>

Bedjan here presents, in fully vocalized east Syriac script, Thomas of Marga’s Monastic History, ‘Ishodnah’s Book...  Read More >>

This is the story of a group of Dominican women who came to Dublin from Galway in 1717, set up a new foundation...  Read More >>

In the 1960s an extraordinary period of renewal came to the Church of the Redeemer in Houston, Texas. Worship was...  Read More >>

In this important work on Jacob of Sarug, Martin examines what is known of the poet’s life, looks at his lasting...  Read More >>

Preaching was a much admired, much studied, and much practiced art by both abbots and secular clergy. This handbook...  Read More >>

Kathy Galloway offers a series of reflections on living by the Rule of the Iona Community, exploring its history,...  Read More >>

The caves that make up the coenobitic Monastery of St. Euthymios include several interesting and well-preserved...  Read More >>

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Throughout the Christian world, women have chosen to lead disciplined lives of prayer and asceticism.  Read More >>

'I have plucked the finest flowers of the unmown meadow and worked them into a row which I now offer to you', wrote...  Read More >>

Defining spirituality as 'the dynamic unity between the content of a faith and the way in which it is lived by historically...  Read More >>

In the Early Middle Ages, the irish temperament—individualistic, poetic, and deeply loyal to family—produced great...  Read More >>

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