Communities & monasticism

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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Life-Giving Way, A: A Contemplative Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict [9781848255623]

Around the year 500 St Benedict wrote a short guide for a small community who wanted to live together the balanced life of body, mind and spirit. The …

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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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Praying with the Benedictines: A Window on the Cloister [9780809144433]

Western culture has recently experienced a major rebirth of interest in monasticism - particularly in regard to the ancient Benedictine order. In Pra…

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Seeking God: The Way of St.Benedict [9781853113468]

A new edition of this contemporary spirtitual classic in which the ancient and gentle wisdom of the Rule of St Benedict is explored in realtion to the…

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The Rule of Benedict [9780140449969]

St Benedict's inspirational work has been guiding Benedictine monks for fifteen centuries, and the Penguin Classics edition of The Rule of Benedict is…

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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 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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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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Anglican Religious Life 2018-19: A yearbook of religious orders and communities in the Anglican Communion and tertiaries, oblates, associates and companions [9781848259621]

Now in its 11th edition, this is an international directory of recognised Anglican religious communities throughout the world. It provides a compl…

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Around the Monastic Table: Growing in Mutual Service and Love [9780814618745]

It is said that the heart of the home is the kitchen tale, and the same is true of the monastic home. Saint Benedict devoted ten chapters to the mona…

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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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Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary [9780814637029]

Benedictine Daily Prayer provides an everyday edition of the Divine Office for people who desire to pray with the church in a simple manner. Based on …

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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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Bigger Table, A: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community [9780664262679]

No one likes to eat alone; to approach a table filled with people, only to be told that despite the open chairs there isn't room for you. The rejectio…

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By Force and Fear: Taking and Breaking Monastic Vows in Early Modern Europe [9780801449772]

An unwilling, desperate nun trapped in the cloister, unable to gain release: such is the image that endures today of monastic life in early modern Eur…

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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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Cave Refectory Road: Monastic Rhythms for Contemporary Living [9781848250284]

One way in which Fresh Expressions of church are springing into life is through 'new monastic' or 'intentional' communities, groups of individuals an…

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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 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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