Christian communities & monasticism books

The Sayings of the desert fathers is the collective wisdom of the monks who lived in the Egyptian desert. This collection...  Read More >>

What conceptual frameworks did the inhabitants of early monastic communities carry into relationships of spiritual...  Read More >>

Franciscan Lectio is for all those on a spiritual journey who long to see the world more beautifully and deeply...  Read More >>

Focuses on a Greek text that was likely compiled in Constantinople, in 1105, for use in one of the monasteries located...  Read More >>

This book gives a context for a reading of the Life of Saint Neilos, a Southern Italian tenth-century monastic from...  Read More >>

Foreword by the Translators The story about the life of Saint Seraphim of Sarov1, the miracle-worker, was first...  Read More >>

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""Every vocation, even the simple Christian vocation, comes from God. Our Lord Himself says 'No man can come to...  Read More >>

"""Every vocation, even the simple Christian vocation, comes from God. Our Lord Himself says 'No man can come to...  Read More >>

A Thousand Fates explores the afterlife of medieval monasticism in England and Wales. A thousand years of monasticism...  Read More >>

The contributions of this special issue - proceedings of the conference on royal nunneries that took place in Prague...  Read More >>

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Enduring lessons from the desert soundscapes that shaped the Christian monastic tradition. For the hermits and...  Read More >>

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Revealing unexpected truths about early desert spirituality, this volume argues that the lives of Barsanuphius and...  Read More >>

Revealing unexpected truths about early desert spirituality, this volume argues that the lives of Barsanuphius and...  Read More >>

""""Angels and Visitors"""" encompasses diverse angels revealed in their spirituality through our material world,...  Read More >>

Renowned spiritual writer Joan Chittister explores the sayings of the Desert Mothers and Fathers, finding wisdom...  Read More >>

""""Angels and Visitors"""" encompasses diverse angels revealed in their spirituality through our material world,...  Read More >>

This book tells the life of Pedro Arrupe SJ, 1907-1991, whose cause for beatification was introduced in 2019.  Arrupe...  Read More >>

Looking at the crossroads between heritage and religion through the case study of Moravian Christiansfeld, this...  Read More >>

Prayer serves as the central aspect of the Christian life, by which our faith is formed and by which we offer thanksgiving...  Read More >>

Prayer serves as the central aspect of the Christian life, by which our faith is formed and by which we offer thanksgiving...  Read More >>

A vital resource to inform the methods of training for the next generation of church planters.  Read More >>

Shannen Dee Williams provides a comprehensive history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States, tracing how Black...  Read More >>