Christian communities & monasticism books

The records of the office-holding monks of Westminster Abbey are of major importance not only for life in the cloister,...  Read More >>

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St Benedict's Rule is a set of guidelines that has governed Christian monastic life since the 6th century. In this...  Read More >>

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Starting from the premise of the letter as literary artefact, with a potential for ambiguity, irony and allusion,...  Read More >>

Looking for God with a monastic master in contemplative prayer.  Read More >>

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Co-published with Cistercian Publications in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this large (9.25x11.75< >) and beautifully illustrated...  Read More >>

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A case study of the Chapter of Windesheim and the texts produced there illuminates the female spiritual experience...  Read More >>

This is the story of one Roman Catholic brother living out his call to the consecrated religious life. He reflects...  Read More >>

From the mid-12th-century until its dissolution, St Albans laid claim to being the premier Benedictine monastery...  Read More >>

Ancrene Wisse introduced through a variety of cultural and critical approaches which establish the originality and...  Read More >>

The monastic experience demystified an essential guide to what it's like to spend a week inside a Catholic monastery....  Read More >>

bThe White Monastery was located in Egypt in the period 385-464 CE. Piecing together the fragmentary writings of...  Read More >>

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Originally published: Westminster, Md.: Newman Press, 1959.  Read More >>

Property Rights in the Late Medieval Discussion on Franciscan Poverty contributes to our understanding of the history...  Read More >>

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Holy Chord Within Sacred Walls examines musical culture both inside and outside seventeenth-century Sienese convents....  Read More >>

With its focus on narratives, its attention to contextual and material realities, and its collection of women-identified...  Read More >>

A Little Book of Francis of Assisi captures in simple format, the very essence of Francis of Assisi. The quotations...  Read More >>

In this unique work, Paul Hanson traces the concept of community from its early biblical origins through the end...  Read More >>

In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept...  Read More >>

A study of Amish culture. This revised edition discusses the changes that have taken place in Amish society since...  Read More >>