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A New Monastic Handbook

2014-01-24 Religion
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Book Synopsis A New Monastic Handbook by : Ian Mobsby

Download or read book A New Monastic Handbook written by Ian Mobsby. This book was released on 2014-01-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leading practitioners of new monasticism open up the movement’s spiritual landscape and its distinctive calling and gifts within today’s church. Practical experiences and stories are set alongside reflection and liturgies as a creative resource for all who are already involved in, or are exploring intentional living in community. Focusing on new monasticism's key characteristics of prayer, mission and community, this book explores: • continuity with traditional religious life • innovations, such as its use of social networking technology • potential for spiritual formation • preference for the abandoned places of society • transformative approach to mission • blend of the traditional and experimental in worship • growing international presence

A New Monastic Handbook

2014-07-30 Religion
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Release : 2014-07-30
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Book Synopsis A New Monastic Handbook by : Ian Mobsby

Download or read book A New Monastic Handbook written by Ian Mobsby. This book was released on 2014-07-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leading practitioners of new monasticism open up the movement’s spiritual landscape and its distinctive calling and gifts within today’s church. Practical experience and story is set alongside reflection and liturgies as a creative resource for all who are already involved in, or are exploring intentional living in community.

New Monasticism

2015-03-31 Religion
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Release : 2015-03-31
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Book Synopsis New Monasticism by : Rory McEntee

Download or read book New Monasticism written by Rory McEntee. This book was released on 2015-03-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exploring New Monastic Communities

2015-12-28 Religion
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Release : 2015-12-28
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Book Synopsis Exploring New Monastic Communities by : Assoc Prof Stefania Palmisano

Download or read book Exploring New Monastic Communities written by Assoc Prof Stefania Palmisano. This book was released on 2015-12-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the recent radical re-invention of monastic tradition in the everyday life of New Monastic Communities, Palmisano considers how new Catholic communities are renewing monastic life by emphasizing the most innovative and disruptive theological aspects which they identify in the Council. Despite freely adopting and adapting their Rule of Life, the new communities do not belong to pre-existing orders or congregations. Offering unique sociological insights into New Monastic Communities, the book asks what 'monastic' means today and whether these communities can still be described as such.

Talking Back

2009-08-01 Religion
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Release : 2009-08-01
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Book Synopsis Talking Back by : Evagrius Of Pontus

Download or read book Talking Back written by Evagrius Of Pontus. This book was released on 2009-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the monks of the Egyptian desert fight against the demons that attacked them with tempting thoughts? How could Christians resist the thoughts of gluttony, fornication, or pride that assailed them and obstructed their contemplation of God? According to Evagrius of Pontus (345 '399), one of the greatest spiritual directors of ancient monasticism, the monk should talk back to demons with relevant passages from the Bible. His book Talking Back (Antirrhêtikos) lists over 500 thoughts or circumstances in which the demon-fighting monk might find himself, along with the biblical passages with which the monk should respond. It became one of the most popular books among the ascetics of Late Antiquity and the Byzantine East, but until now the entire text had not been translated into English. From Talking Back we gain a better understanding of Evagrius's eight primary demons: gluttony, fornication, love of money, sadness, anger, listlessness, vainglory, and pride. We can explore a central aspect of early monastic spirituality, and we get a glimpse of the temptations and anxieties that the first desert monks faced. David Brakke is professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences of Indiana University. He studied ancient Christianity at Harvard Divinity School and Yale University. Brakke is the author of Athanasius and Asceticism and Demons and the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity, and he edits the Journal of Early Christian Studies.

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