Monasticism 19

From the author of The Seven Storey Mountain, this book looks at an order of Catholic monks dating back to eleventh-century France. “The word ‘Trappist’ has become synonymous with ‘ascetic’ and defi……続きを見る

The author of The Seven Storey Mountain explores the mysticism of Saint John of the Cross. The only thing that can save the world from complete moral collapse is a spiritual revolution. . . . The de……続きを見る

This diary of a monastic life is “a continuation of The Seven Storey Mountain . . . Astonishing” (Commonweal). Chronicling six years of Thomas Merton’s life in a Trappist monastery, The Sign of Jona……続きを見る

Caesarius was a monk at the Cistercian monastery of Heisterbach in Germany, where he served as Master of novices. For their instruction and edification, he composed his lengthy Dialogue on Miracles ……続きを見る

In this timely and evocative essay, Father Brendan Ellis Williams, CMR suggests a unique and substantive path forward for Christianity in the West: returning to the mystical and experiential teachin……続きを見る

Caesarius was a monk at the Cistercian monastery of Heisterbach in Germany, where he served as Master of novices. For their instruction and edification, he composed his lengthy Dialogue on Miracles ……続きを見る

The Great Controversy is a book by Ellen G. White, one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and held in esteem as a prophetess or messenger of God among Seventh-day Adventist members.……続きを見る

The Desire of Ages (Volume 3 of the Conflict of the Ages series) is Ellen White’s classic on the life of Jesusーthe One who stands at the center of all human history. No one else has had such a prof……続きを見る

First published in 1692, ‘The Practice of the Presence of God’ is a classic Christian text by Brother Lawrence, a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris. Christians typically remember him for……続きを見る

Mary Baker Eddy's 'Pulpit and Press' is a fascinating exploration of the relationship between religion and journalism in late 19th-century America. Eddy's unique perspective as the founder of Christ……続きを見る

W. D. Fellowes's 'A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817' offers readers a detailed and evocative account of the author's experiences at the famous French monastery. Through vivid description……続きを見る

Twenty-first-century monastic communities represent unique social environments in which music plays an integral part. This book examines the role of music in Catholic, Anglican/Episcopalian and neo-……続きを見る

Egypten var fra år 30 f.Kr. og frem til 640 e.Kr under romersk herredømme. I denne periode fik egyptisk kultur en ny stor opblomstring, ikke mindst på grund af den fremvoksende kristendom. Det var o……続きを見る

The Nazareth Community, based at London’s St Martin in the Fields, is a contemplative community patterned on monastic life for people from all walks of life. Its rule has seven guiding spiritual pri……続きを見る

In the small village of Bekaakafra, nestled among the rugged mountains of Lebanon, a humble monk lived a life of profound holiness and extraordinary miracles. His name was Saint Charbel Makhlouf, an……続きを見る

How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like one Distraction isn’t a new problem. We’re also not the first to complain about how hard it is to concentrate. Early Christian monks beat u……続きを見る

What might the lives of contemporary monastics teach us about putting down roots? Whereas many of us are constantly on the go, stressed out, and focused on productivity, the life of a monk prioritiz……続きを見る

Not everyone can, or should, live as a hermit. Yet all Christians need an inner hermitage, a place apart where we come face-to-face with our true selves, and listen to the still small voice of God. ……続きを見る

Can early medieval monasteries serve as a model of sustainable development and environmental conservation in today’s world? Inspired by Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Sí and Benedictine communiti……続きを見る

There were two Bernards of Clairvaux. The first was the genuine Bernard who lived from 1090 to 1153, and wrote letters, sermons, and treatises that are of major consequence in the history of the twe……続きを見る

Drawing upon a surprising wealth of evidence found in surviving manuscripts, this book restores friars to their rightful place in the history of English health care. Friars are often overlooked in t……続きを見る

The Imitation of Christ, Book IV: Divine Union Prepare to be transported to the mystical world of Thomas a'Kempis in Book IV, the final installment of the devotional series. In this profound and tra……続きを見る

«Mount Athos, for over a thousand years a centre for monasticism, has attracted pilgrims for nearly as long. This fascinating collection of essays discusses pilgrimage, the pilgrims, and the monks t……続きを見る

This volume brings together texts of the twelfth-century Hildegard of Bingen and the early-thirteenth-century Francis of Assisi to represent religious spirituality after the Gregorian Reform and jus……続きを見る

Thomas von Kempen, ein mittelalterlicher christlicher Mystiker, präsentiert in seinem Werk 'Die Nachfolge Christi' eine Sammlung von spirituellen Lehren und praktischen Ratschlägen zur Nachfolge Jes……続きを見る

Las tres Vidas que ofrecemos en versión castellana, a pesar de sus diferencias y distantes fechas de publicación, son el fruto de la investigación, reflexión y experiencia monástica del mismo Jeróni……続きを見る

The Sayings and Stories of the Desert Fathers and Mothers offers a new translation of the Greek alphabetical Apophthegmata Patrum, The Sayings of the Desert Fathers. For the first time in an English……続きを見る

This pioneering work harmonizes Hindu Vedanta philosophy with the Christian vision of the Word made flesh through the Spirit of God's love. An introduction to the Vedic scriptures which shows that G……続きを見る

`Give me a word, Father', visitors to early desert monks asked. The responses of these pioneer ascetics were remembered and in the fourth century written down in Coptic, Syriac, Greek, and later Lat……続きを見る

The author presents a loving contact with the founders of the Monastic Orders, and shows how St. Benedict and others made a skillful selection from the treasures of the ancients. Our age poses for a……続きを見る