Christian communities & monasticism books

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

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Religious sisters have created educational and healthcare systems over the past two hundred years that have transformed...  Read More >>

Saint Rafael Arnaiz was born in Burgos, Spain, on April 9, 1911. When he was twenty-one years old, he left behind...  Read More >>

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Franciscan Books and their Readers explores the manuscripts written, read and studied by Franciscan friars from...  Read More >>

Gregory the Great was pope from 590 to 604, a time of great turmoil in Italy and in the western Roman Empire generally...  Read More >>

This book examines the influence of the monastic tradition beyond the Reformation.  Read More >>

""A dose of grace for parents"" This short easy-to-read book shows the simplicity of leading a contemplative life...  Read More >>

Four translations of major accounts of the life of the fourth-century Egyptian desert father St. Bishoi, in one...  Read More >>

This book provides a timely and original overview of the Dissolution of the Monasteries and its longer term affects...  Read More >>

An exploration of how Æthelwold and those he influenced deployed the promotion of saints to implement religious...  Read More >>

The first book about children in one of the birthplaces of Christian monasticism, Egypt. Uses diverse written and...  Read More >>

Hokkeji, an ancient Nara temple that once stood at the apex of a state convent network established by Queen-Consort...  Read More >>

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Probably Britain's oldest centre of learning and important across the whole of medieval western Europe, St Illtud's...  Read More >>

In this follow-up to his critically acclaimed book The Shattering of Loneliness, Erik Varden provides a glimpse...  Read More >>

"""A modern verse life and accompanying essay reintroduces St. Mary of Egypt's life, with its theological and spiritual...  Read More >>

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This book introduces us to St Bernard of Clairvaux through the lens of friendship. Close reading of Bernard’s writings,...  Read More >>

A biography of George Congreve showing his contribution to the Society of St John the Evangelist (SSJE) and the...  Read More >>

This is a history of the kings, priests, and monks of Eastern Orthodoxy, an intriguing subject especially for Western...  Read More >>

"""Illustrates how Merton was fundamentally shaped by his identity as a Roman Catholic""--"  Read More >>