Religious communities & monasticism books

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A narrative journey of the roots of monasticism, particularly its ethos and values and how it can be applied in...  Read More >>

"St. Ignatius of Loyola wrote the Spiritual Exercises between 1522 and 1524, and today, nearly five centuries later,...  Read More >>

The fourteenth-century Zen master Te-hui drew on extant works to compile the revised Pai-chang Zen Monastic Regulations...  Read More >>

This riveting chronicle of an unimaginably difficult spiritual journey offers an unprecedented look inside a secretive...  Read More >>

The Catholic Church has played a vital role in the development of the African continent over the past two centuries,...  Read More >>

The fascinating story of the women who have lived in religious communities, from the dawn of the modern age onwards...  Read More >>

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This collection offers inspirational daily readings drawn from the writings of monastics in all the major spiritual...  Read More >>

The fascinating story of the women who have lived in religious communities, from the dawn of the modern age onwards....  Read More >>

For today's hungry Christians, teachings on the Rule of Saint Benedict by one of the twentieth century's best-loved...  Read More >>

Combines a memoir and paean for modern monastic life. This book, featuring colorful characters, includes a foreword...  Read More >>

Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism explores the rationales for religious silence in early medieval...  Read More >>

Another World explores day to day life in a small Trappist monastery tucked away in the Ozark foothills. Interweaving...  Read More >>

Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism explores the rationales for religious silence in early medieval...  Read More >>

The cultural remains of England's abbeys and priories have always attracted scholarly attention but too often they...  Read More >>

An indispensable reference for the history of monasticism in the western work, Montalembert’s seven-volume masterpiece...  Read More >>

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A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun This extraordinary story takes the reader from the rice fields of Vietnam...  Read More >>

A monastery like no other, this is Cluny's story from humble beginnings in the early Middle Ages, through centuries...  Read More >>

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La vita monastica non cessa di attrarre uomini e donne. Senza ulteriori strategie pastorali essa annuncia il Vangelo...  Read More >>

Introducing Benedict's Rule is designed principally as a text book to be used in monastic formation, helping those...  Read More >>

Looks at a Zen convent throughout its history.  Read More >>

"""Zen Sanctuary of Purple Robes"" offers a look at a Zen convent throughout its history."  Read More >>