Religious communities & monasticism books

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This is a preliminary study of aspects of the spiritual development of Hindiyya ‘Ajaymi, a Syro-Lebanese religious...  Read More >>

This comparative study analyses Cistercian strategies on the northern and north-eastern frontiers of medieval Europe....  Read More >>

Drawing on recent trends in historical scholarship, this book seeks to identify some of the major questions that...  Read More >>

The Sun at Midnight offers a splendid, easily accessible summary of mystical theology in the Cistercian school....  Read More >>

If Christians and Muslims are to live in peace, encouraging one another to grow in holiness and working together...  Read More >>

The Franciscan Vision offers a powerful antidote to the moral malaise that prevents ordinary Christians from making...  Read More >>

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The institution of the lay brotherhood was not original to the Cistercians, but they developed it to its fullest...  Read More >>

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"We are quickly approaching the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation which by ""most"" accounts began...  Read More >>

Taking into account the diverse religious, historical, social and cultural contexts within which they have existed,...  Read More >>

Christianity and monasticism have flourished in Upper Egypt from as early as the fourth century until the present...  Read More >>

Examines various aspects of Coptic civilization in Wadi al-Natrun. This book focuses on various aspects of the...  Read More >>

Christianity began in the large and fertile Fayoum oasis of Egypt's Western Desert as early as the third century,...  Read More >>

Christianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile Valley in the Sohag region of Upper Egypt from as early...  Read More >>

Although traditionally defined as a literate environment, Western monastic culture depended on a range of communicative...  Read More >>

Schutte's innovative book about involuntary consignment to religious houses will be of great interest to scholars...  Read More >>

A collection of extraordinary oral histories of American nuns, Habits of Change captures the experiences of women...  Read More >>

Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani provides a history of the monastery of Mor Gabriel, the oldest surviving monastery of...  Read More >>

This volume attempts to identify the signs of the monastic calling by sharing the many spiritual experiences of...  Read More >>

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This book explores the value of contemplative mysticism and how to live it. The author gives the reader a tour through...  Read More >>

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The book will be of interest to scholars as well as to a general audience interested in this unique place and its...  Read More >>