The story of monasticism : retrieving an ancient tradition for contemporary spirituality / Greg Peters.
2015
271 P481s 2015
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Title
The story of monasticism : retrieving an ancient tradition for contemporary spirituality / Greg Peters.
Author
ISBN
9780801048913 (pbk.)
0801048915 (pbk.)
0801048915 (pbk.)
Published
Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, [2015]
Language
English
Description
viii, 278 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
271 P481s 2015
System Control No.
(OCoLC)892879557
(OCoLC)892879557
(OCoLC)892879557
Summary
Some evangelicals perceive monasticism as a relic from the past, a retreat from the world, or a shirking of the call to the Great Commission. At the same time, contemporary evangelical spirituality desires historical Christian manifestations of the faith. In this accessibly written book Greg Peters, an expert in monastic studies who is a Benedictine oblate and spiritual director, offers a historical survey of monasticism from its origins to current manifestations. Peters recovers the riches of the monastic tradition for contemporary spiritual formation and devotional practice, explaining why the monastic impulse is a valid and necessary manifestation of the Christian faith for today's church.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: the monastic impulse
The origins of Christian monasticism
Of anchorites and cenobites
The rule
The flowering of Benedictine monasticism
Other voices: Celtic, Frankish, and Eastern monasticism
Challenges of Christendom
The road to reform
The Cistercians, Carthusians, and other reforming orders
Regular canons, hospitallers, and the military orders
The friars
Decline or development? Lay piety and religious life in the late medieval era
The reformers and counter-reformers
Protestants and monasticism after the Reformation
Continuing Roman Catholic monastic practice
Epilogue: monasticism today and tomorrow.
The origins of Christian monasticism
Of anchorites and cenobites
The rule
The flowering of Benedictine monasticism
Other voices: Celtic, Frankish, and Eastern monasticism
Challenges of Christendom
The road to reform
The Cistercians, Carthusians, and other reforming orders
Regular canons, hospitallers, and the military orders
The friars
Decline or development? Lay piety and religious life in the late medieval era
The reformers and counter-reformers
Protestants and monasticism after the Reformation
Continuing Roman Catholic monastic practice
Epilogue: monasticism today and tomorrow.
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