Christian communities & monasticism books

The golden age of the monastery in Britain was between the Norman Conquest (1066) and the dissolution of the monasteries...  Read More >>

Introducing Benedict's Rule is designed principally as a text book to be used in monastic formation, helping those...  Read More >>

St Catherine's Monastery, an isolated monastic stronghold lost in the Sinai Desert, safeguards priceless artistic...  Read More >>

Explores the ascetical theology and praxis of sixth to eighth century Irish monasticism as a radical response to...  Read More >>

St Benedict's writing is steeped in scripture. In the Middle Ages, his Rule was seen as a digest of the Bible. It...  Read More >>

Religious orders for women have existed for fifteen centuries, but their future in this century is bleak. In 1966,...  Read More >>

Dom Gabriel's tragic death during the course of Vatican Two impeded the implementation of his vision for the whole...  Read More >>

Arrested in 1307, dissolved in 1312 and executed by 1314, the Templars have been the subject of many theories concerning...  Read More >>

Organized around the Rule of St Francis, this book shows readers what it means to live out the Christian life with...  Read More >>

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At the height of the middle ages, there were hundreds of abbeys and priories throughout England. The ruins of some...  Read More >>

The sacred grotto at Massabieille, near the town of Lourdes in southern France, appeals to Catholics like no other...  Read More >>

Offers an introduction to the lives of Carmelite nuns in three monasteries. This book is based on the author's visits...  Read More >>

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The rise and fall of the Templar Order constitutes a fundamental episode in medieval history. This work revels the...  Read More >>

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With contributions from distinguished scholars from a dozen different countries, The Jesuits, II continues in the...  Read More >>

The Ephrata Cloister was a community of radical Pietists founded by Georg Conrad Beissel (1691-1768), Voices of...  Read More >>

A monastic intellectual community flourished in the region of Gaza from the fourth to the seventh century, producing...  Read More >>

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The sixteen essays in this collection critically examine the legacy of Edith Stein, a Catholic convert of Jewish...  Read More >>

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St. Nikodim (Nikodemos) was one of the main figures in the monastic revival on Mt. Athos in the second half of the...  Read More >>

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