Christian communities & monasticism books

The authoritative essays, with 350 entries and 50 illustrations, written by top Merton Scholars, ar arranged alphabetically...  Read More >>

An activist against the Vietnam War, counselor to troubled people in hospitals, prisons, and schools, and distinguished...  Read More >>

Nuns are hardly associated in the popular mind with rebellion and turmoil. Drawing on letters written by the bishop...  Read More >>

Journalist Ann Carey examines the many forces that have contributed to the decline of women's religious communities...  Read More >>

The dictionary presents the personal background, education, and various appointments as well as the character, talents,...  Read More >>

Examination of the self-produced histories of a number of religious communities, tracing out the complex reasons...  Read More >>

Working in the Vineyard of the Lord represents the first assessment of an entire confraternal network affiliated...  Read More >>

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Features the story of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal - the new order founded by Fr Benedict Groeschel and...  Read More >>

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Presents scripture readings for each day of Advent.  Read More >>

The first book to provide an account of the archaeology of medieval monastic houses for the entire British Isles,...  Read More >>

"Comprises an English translation and studies, which examine the emergence of monasticism in Asia Minor. This book...  Read More >>

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Through her kindness to others, Therese of Lisieux lived the virtue of justice. She shows that one does not have...  Read More >>

One of the writers and teachers of Benedictine spirituality shares the burdens of his heart for Christians. Michael...  Read More >>

Blacks of the Rosary tells the story of the Afro-Brazilian communities that developed within lay religious brotherhoods...  Read More >>

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This volume deals with the intellectual world of progressive monks on the eve of the Reformation in the sixteenth...  Read More >>

During the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther instituted new ideologies addressing gender, marriage, chastity,...  Read More >>

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She reveals the immense love that Abbot Seridos, Barsanuphius, and John had for their fellow monastics and for the...  Read More >>

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