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Freedom of Obedience, Volume 172: Carthusian Novice Conferences'The spiritual centre of the human person, the self', writes the author, 'maintains its fundamental identity for the whole of life on earth and is destined for participation in the eternal life of God... The person is not a succession of separate points at...
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What Nuns Read: Books and Libraries in Medieval English Nunneries Volume 158The literacy and education of medieval nuns has been a subject of dispute and study in recent years. In his third Index of medieval libraries, David Bell presents a comprehensive list of all manuscripts and printed books which have been traced with certainty or...
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The Monastic Rule of Iosif Volotsky, Volume 36: New Revised EditionThe life and Rule of Iosif Volotsky (1439/1440-1515)reveal many of the contradictory forces at work within the medieval muscovite church and Russian monasticism: social reform amid noble privilege, monastic austerity bounded by a despotic social structure. 'Non-possessor' reformers might advocate the renunciation of monastic...
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The Celtic Monk: Rules and Writings of Early Irish MonksThe Irish temperament--individualistic, poetic, and deeply loyal to family--produced great and learned saints and a unique monastic literature before the Norman Invasion. The isolation of the island allowed the development of traditions different from those of either Britain or the continent. These graceful translations...
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The Historical Works: Volume 56Aelred of Rievaulx was an heir of Saxons living under Norman rule, a native speaker of English daily speaking French and Latin, a descendant of generations of married priests in an age when priests were forbidden to wed, an English monk in a French...
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Athirst for God: Spiritual Desire in Bernard of Clairvaux's Sermons on the Song of SongsThe Bible is the monk's book. The thought and teaching of St Bernard of Clairvaux was so saturated with Scripture that the reader often cannot decide where the Bible ends and Bernard begins. From direct quotations to fine allusions, Bernard assumed that his readers...
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Reclaiming Humility, Volume 255: Four Studies in the Monastic TraditionDoes humility have a place in contemporary life? Were Enlightenment thinkers wrong to reject humility as a "monkish virtue" (Hume) arising from a "slave morality" (Nietzsche)? Australian theologian Jane Foulcher recovers the counter-cultural reading of humility that marked early Christianity and examines its trajectory...
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The Holy Workshop of Virtue, 234: The Life of John the Little by Zacharias of SakhaSaint John the Little was a monk and hegumen of Scetis (Wadi Natrun) during the first great period of early Egyptian monasticism. The Apophthegmata preserve some fifty sayings by or about him (see CS 59, 85 '96). In addition, Zacharias, eighth-century Bishop of Sakha,...
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No End to the Search, Volume 50: Experiencing Monastic LifeA monastery is not just for monks. Laypeople enjoy visiting monasteries and learning from the women and men who live there. The silence of the monastery is a retreat from the clatter and bluster of city and suburb. In No End to the Search...
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The Art of Winning Souls: Pastoral Care of Novicesvolume 35In his chapter on the procedure for the reception of new brothers, Saint Benedict makes provision for entrusting them to the care of "a senior who is skilled in winning souls who will diligently pay attention to them in everything" (58.6). In The Art...
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Happiness in God, 58: Memories and Reflections of the Father Abbot of La TrappeThis is a rich collection of memories and reflections from the long-time abbot of La Trappe, Dom Marie-G rard Dubois, OCSO. Starting with his entry into monastic life, he walks the reader through the dramatic changes in the Strict Observance of the Cistercian Order,...
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Charter, Customs, and Constitutions of the Cistercians, Volume 41: Initiation Into the Monastic Tradition 7As master of novices for ten years (1955-1965) at the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky, Thomas Merton was responsible for the spiritual formation of young men preparing for monastic profession. In this volume, three related sets of Merton's conferences on...
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Loving Jesus: Monastery Talks on the Gospel According to Saint MatthewIn the gospel of Saint Matthew, Jesus is "Emmanuel," God-with-us, or, as Jesus himself puts it, he is "I-Desire," "Coming-I-Will-Heal," and "I-Am-with-You-Always." The brief commentaries collected here, initially presented by Cistercian abbot Mark A. Scott in a series of chapter talks to his monastic...
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Catholic Social Teaching, 1891-Present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical AnalysisCharles E. Curran offers the first comprehensive analysis and criticism of the development of modern Catholic social teaching from the perspective of theology, ethics, and church history. Curran studies the methodology and content of the documents of Catholic social teaching, generally understood as comprising...
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Churchless ChristianityAuthor: Herbert E. HoeferPublisher: William Carey Library PublishersPublished: 09/05/2000Pages: 380Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85dISBN: 9780878084449
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Divine Providence: Portable: The Portable New Century EditionDivine Providence is one of the major works of the Enlightenment scientist and religious seer Emanuel Swedenborg. It provides a coherent and satisfying solution to what has been called "the problem of evil" How are God's goodness and power reconcilable with evil's presences in...
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True Christianity, Vol. 2: The Portable New Century Edition Volume 2In the final years of his life, Emanuel Swedenborg wrote True Christianity, an opus that served both to contextualize his theology within contemporary Christianity and to serve as a road map for the new spiritual age that would follow. This second volume covers topics...
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Making Martyrs East and West: Canonization in the Catholic and Russian Orthodox ChurchesFor centuries, Catholics in the Western world and the Orthodox in Russia have venerated certain saints as martyrs. In many cases, both churches recognize as martyrs the same individuals who gave their lives for Jesus Christ. On the surface, it appears that while the...
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Bodies Like Bright Stars: Saints and Relics in Orthodox RussiaWhile Russian Orthodox theologians celebrated saints as paragons of virtue and piety whose lives were to be emulated in the search for salvation, ordinary believers routinely sought the assistance of the holy dead for commonplace and earthly matters. The Orthodox faithful were more likely...
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These Are the GarmentsA study of the High Priest's robes and their significance. Full of information concerning Aaron's vestments; every color, texture, and accessory is symbolic. The book has a practical message for the Christian of today.Author: Charles W. SlemmingPublisher: CLC PublicationsPublished: 06/01/1998Pages: 184Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize:...
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