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El monje Bernardo Olivera, con esta Introducción a los Padres y Madres fundadores del Cister, expone toda su experiencia de tantos años de monje y de Abad General de los trapenses como un sabio que ……続きを見る

This fourth and final volume of The Life of Jesus Christ presents extensive meditations on the passion of Christ, a favorite theme for Ludolph’s contemporaries. He then conducts the reader through t……続きを見る

Revealing unexpected truths about early desert spirituality, this volume argues that the lives of Barsanuphius and John relate closely to contemporary urban communities and how clergy tackle social ……続きを見る

Frans af Assisi (1182-1226) var søn af en velhavende klædehandler og voksede op uden at mangle noget i en tid, hvor langt de fleste levede i ussel fattigdom. Frans levede et vildt og spændende liv, ……続きを見る

"Στὴν Ἱστορία του ὁ Γέρων Ἀρκάδιος περιγράφει τὴν Ἱστορία τῆς Ἱερᾶς Μονῆς Βατοπαιδίου ἀπὸ τὴν ἵδρυσή της ἕως καὶ τὶς ἡμέρες του, δηλαδὴ τὴν δεκαετία τοῦ 1930, στηριζόμενος ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πλεῖστον σὲ ἔγγρ……続きを見る

«Fuga y retorno de Teresa» es un recorrido por la vida de la Santa de Ávila y su experiencia mística de relación con Dios. Empezando por sus vivencias antes de ingresar en el convento, el libro anal……続きを見る

La así llamada "Regla" de san Basilio, a la que su Autor nunca dio ese nombre, es la primera edición de sus respuestas a las preguntas que le fomulaban las hermanas y los hermandos de las comunidade……続きを見る

Dialogo tra Fulvio Antonio Pietrobon e un frate dell’Ordine dei Cappuccini. Le cattive compagnie così come le buone costellano il percorso spirituale tra chi si avvicina al convento. Fulvio interrog……続きを見る

France's Community of the Ark is one of the past century's most successful experiments in utopian living. Founded by Lanza del Vasto, a Christian disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, it offers an inspiring m……続きを見る

La autora, conocedora de la comunidad de Taizé desde hace años, ha viajado de nuevo allí para intentar reflejar por medio de entrevistas y descripciones qué es exactamente Taizé y cómo cambia la vid……続きを見る

St. Benedict of Norcia (480-547) is indisputably one of the most influential figures in the development of the culture and spirituality of Western Europe and is recognized as the "patriarch of all m……続きを見る

An exploration of how Æthelwold and those he influenced deployed the promotion of saints to implement religious reform. Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester and his associates were some of the most radica……続きを見る

Achtzehn neue Klöster, darunter zwei für Männer, gegründet von einer Frau - für die damalige Zeit eine unerhörte Anmaßung. In den Berichten über ihre Klostergründungen zeigt sich die bedeutende Myst……続きを見る

Saint Rafael Arnaiz was born in Burgos, Spain, on April 9, 1911. When he was twenty-one years old, he left behind the comforts of his wealthy family and an unfinished degree in architecture to join ……続きを見る

The Practice of the Presence of God is a text compiled by Father Joseph de Beaufort of the wisdom and teachings of Brother Lawrence, a 17th century Carmelite monk. It is a collection of his letters,……続きを見る

Enduring lessons from the desert soundscapes that shaped the Christian monastic tradition For the hermits and communal monks of antiquity, the desert was a place to flee the cacophony of ordinary li……続きを見る

Prayer serves as the central aspect of the Christian life, by which our faith is formed and by which we offer thanksgiving and praise. The act of prayer was central to the early Irish monastics, ser……続きを見る

Drawing on insights from the training practices of the English medieval craft guilds, a global survey of 500 church planters, interviews with artists and church planting trainers and the authors 30 ……続きを見る

Internationally bestselling author and German monk Anselm Grün presents ancient wisdom for leadership today. Leadership is not about power, status, and titles. According to the Rule of St. Benedict,……続きを見る

"Angels and Visitors" encompasses diverse angels revealed in their spirituality through our material world, according to the circumstances and happenstance in which they are encountered. Angels and ……続きを見る

Thousands and Thousands of Lovers examines the spiritual significance of community to the Cistercian nuns of Helftaーa concern that lies at the heart of the monastery’s literature. Focusing on a woe……続きを見る

El comentario a la Regla de san Benito del P. Guillaume nos enseña la importancia de saber entrar en nosotros mismos, del habitare secum, para descubrir en nuestra interioridad, en la reflexión, el ……続きを見る

It unsettles me that Jesus never specified on the second time he said it. The verse fills us with dread in general: where have we overlooked the hungry, the sick, the undocumented refugee or person ……続きを見る

Gertrud the Great (1256–1302) entered the monastery of Helfta in eastern Germany as a child oblate. At the age of twenty-five she underwent a conversion that led to a series of visionary experiences……続きを見る

This is a book about the tensions between Christian ideals of love and the concrete realities of everyday monastic life. Based on a study of Cistercian monasteries in France, it develops a novel con……続きを見る

What expectations did the women and men living in early monastic communities carry into relationships of obedience and advice? What did they hope to achieve through confession and discipline? To exp……続きを見る

Armand-Jean de Rancé (1626–1700), the reforming abbot of la Trappe, was a prolific writer in a verbose age. Until he was in his thirties, he enjoyed the life of a young man about town, but then, aft……続きを見る

This book presents a new approach to early English theatre by exposing a genuine relationship between monastic performances and theatricality. It argues that modern theatre was reinvented in Anglo-S……続きを見る

In Friesach, der ältesten Stadt Kärntens, gründete der Dominikanerorden sein erstes Kloster im deutschen Sprachraum. Mit dem Abzug seiner Predigerbrüder wurde ein fast 800 Jahre währendes Kapitel Kl……続きを見る

In From Faith to Works: How Religion Inspires Confidence, Community, and Sacrifice, Michael K. Abel builds on key principles from past theories of religion and group solidarity to determine the orig……続きを見る