Religious communities & monasticism books

The Vita Christi of Ludolph of Saxony, fourteenth-century Carthusian, is Ludolph of Saxony the most comprehensive...  Read More >>

Christian Monasticism: A Historical Overview is a brief yet succinct overview of the historical development and...  Read More >>

With Ignatian Spirituality A to Z, Jim Manney has provided a brief, informative, and entertaining guide to key concepts...  Read More >>

Explores the practicalities of the spread of this Irish scholarship to St Gall and the reception it received once...  Read More >>

A Lay Cistercian reflects on six photographic themes for visual learners that lead to converting self to God If...  Read More >>

One of the exciting results of praying Lectio Divina, after a period of getting used to wild and unexpected topics...  Read More >>

Journey to Mount Athos is part travelogue and part spiritual journey. It tells the true story of five young men...  Read More >>

Stephen J. Davis considers the phenomenon of monasticism from antiquity to the present day, addressing key questions...  Read More >>

A Lay Cistercian reflects on two dimensions of Prayer. If you look at reoccurring themes in any body of work, there...  Read More >>

Have you read the novel by Samuel Becket, Waiting for Godot? It is about two companions who go through life waiting...  Read More >>

Au IVe siecle, le monachisme fait une timide apparition en Occident, a la faveur des recits de pelerins et d'eveques...  Read More >>

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Spirituality: An Art of Living was born out of a generous impulse: to pass on lessons from the monastic tradition...  Read More >>

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The Honey of Souls is the first full-length study of the Explanation of the Psalms by Cassiodorus. While the Explanation...  Read More >>

Draws on theology and queer theory to argue for the power of humiliating pleasures in a culture oriented very strongly...  Read More >>

Draws on theology and queer theory to argue for the power of humiliating pleasures in a culture oriented very strongly...  Read More >>

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Darlene L. Brooks Hedstrom offers a new history of the field of monastic archaeology in Egypt. Using critical theories...  Read More >>

Die Menschen sind friedliebend und weigern sich, den Hitlergruss zu bringen. Sie grussten mit den Worten 'Alles...  Read More >>

One of the fastest growing religious movements in the Western world, neo-shamanism embraces notions and techniques...  Read More >>

On June 14, 2014, the International Lay Cistercians met at Lourdes to discuss The Lay Cistercian Spiritual Journey...  Read More >>

This volume, written by eighteen monks, nuns, and lay scholars from seven countries and four continents, aims to...  Read More >>

What does it mean to be a monk? How do you become one? What are the rules you must follow if you choose to lead...  Read More >>