Communities & monasticism

Celtic Daily Prayer: Book One: The Journey Begins (Northumbria Community): Book 1 [9780008123024]

A revised edition of this classic compendium of readings and prayers for every day of the year, with Celtic themes and inspiration. The first in a tw…

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Celtic Daily Prayer: Book Two: Farther Up and Farther in (Northumbria Community): Book 2 [9780008100193]

A brand new two-year collection of daily readings and prayers, with Celtic themes and inspiration. Building on the foundations set down in the first …

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The Way of St Benedict [9781472973078]

With typical eloquence and wisdom, in The Way of St Benedict Rowan Williams explores the appeal of St Benedict's sixth-century Rule, showing it to be …

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The Joy of God: Collected Writings [9781472971326]

Sister Mary David Totah was a nun of the Benedictine contemplative community of St Cecilia's Abbey on the Isle of Wight. American by birth, she was ed…

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The Wisdom of St Benedict: Monastic Spirituality and the Life of the Church [9781786223098]

Luigi Gioia is one of the most insightful commentators on monastic and priestly life today. In The Wisdom of St Benedict he shines the light of monast…

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Accompaniment, Community and Nature: Overcoming Isolation, Marginalisation and Alienation Through Meaningful Connection [9781785925474]

Has the art of accompaniment been lost in Western culture? Could non-judgemental accompaniment be the answer to rising levels of isolation and lonelin…

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Accidental Friends: Stories from my life in community [9780232533873]

As L'Arche Daybreak and L'Arche Canada approach their 50th anniversary, this beautifully-written memoir tells the inside story of daily life with peop…

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Melodies of a New Monasticism: Bonhoeffer's Vision, Iona's Witness [9780334057208]

The New Monastic Movement is a vibrant source of renewal for the church's life and mission. Many involved in this movement have quoted Dietrich Bonhoe…

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A Time to Keep Silence [9780719555275]

From the French Abbey of St Wandrille to the abandoned and awesome Rock Monasteries of Cappadocia in Turkey, the celebrated travel writer Patrick Leig…

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A Universal Heart: The Life and Vision of Brother Roger of Taize

This updated edition ÔÇô with a new colour-plate section ÔÇô is published to celebrate the centenary of Brother RogerÔÇÖs birth on 12 May 1915.In Augu…

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The Medieval Monastery [9780747811466]

Monasteries are among the most intriguing and enduring symbols of Britain's medieval heritage. Simultaneously places of prayer and spirituality, power…

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World Without End [9781472942487]

In these conversations with film maker and writer Lucette Verboven, Thomas Keating OCSO - bestselling author, Trappist monk and founder of the Centeri…

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A Brief History of the Knights Templar [9781849011006]

Much has been written about the Knights Templar in recent years. A leading specialist in the history of this legendary medieval order now writes a ful…

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Athos: The Holy Mountain [9781784537999]

Athos, the Holy Mountain of Greece, is one of the most mysterious places in the world. A rugged pyramid that rises up from the Aegean Sea, this mounta…

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Beyond the Darkness: A Biography of Bede Griffiths [9781903816165]

Bede Griffiths was well-known during his lifetime for his efforts to harmonize the spiritual practices of East and West, but the full range of his inf…

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Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America [9780814795569]

Winner, Conference on the History of Women Religious (CHWR) Distinguished Book Award Winner, 2014 Catholic Book Award in History presented by the Cath…

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Charters and Custumals of the Abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen: Pt.2: French Estates [9780197261378]

This is a critical edition of the 12th-century surveys (custumals) of the French estates of the Norman Abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen. Together with its …

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Christianity and Monasticism in Alexandria and the Egyptian Deserts [9789774169618]

The great city of Alexandria is undoubtedly the cradle of Egyptian Christianity, where the Catechetical School was established in the second century a…

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Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi Al-Natrun: Essays from the 2002 International Symposium of the Saint Mark Foundation and the Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society [9789774162602]

This book offers important contributions to the archaeology and history of Christianity in one of Egypt's leading ancient Christian centers. Wadi al-N…

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Cities of Ladies: Beguine Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565 [9780812218534]

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2002 In the early thirteenth century, semireligious communities of women began to fo…

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