9,616円 This book examines the economy of contemporary Catholic monasticism from a sociological perspective, considering the ways in which monasteries engage with the capitalist world economy via a model which aims less at ‘performance’ per se, than at the fulfilment of human and religious values. Based ...

297円 An Office, or liturgical prayer book, designed specifically for Lutheran oblates, oblate novices, and other laypersons who follow or appreciate monasticism and liturgy. For paperback copy, click on this link: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/devin-ml-andrews/little-office-of-lutheran-oblates/paper...

6,367円 A Benedictine Reader shares the treasures of the Benedictine traditionthrough the collaboration of a dozen scholars. It provides a broad and deep sense of the reality of Benedictine monasticism using primary sources in English translation. The texts included are drawn from many different genres a...

620円 At the age of twenty-one, Monica Baldwin - the niece of Stanley Baldwin - entered one of the oldest and most strictly enclosed contemplative orders of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of forty-eight, and after struggling with her vocation for many years, she obtained a special rescript from ...

300円 Conferences of John Cassian is a theological work written by Christian monk and theologian John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic. The Conferences summarize important conversations that Cassian had with elders from the monastery at Scetis about principles of the spiritual and ascetic life. ...

1,200円 Pocas obras tuvieron en la antigüedad tardía un éxito editorial semejante a la célebre Vida de San Antonio. Con su escrito, el obispo de Alejandría abrió de par en par las puertas de la Iglesia al nuevo movimiento, que reconoció de forma implícita como ciertamente inspirado por el Espíritu Santo....

1,780円 ‘Evocative’ Sarah Perry **‘Immersive’ Katherine May ‘Profoundly moving’ Mark Haddon Discover Catherine Coldstream’s compelling account of life as a nun in the 1990s, and the dramatic events which led to her flight from the monastery.** After the shock of her father’s death, and with the rest of h...

2,786円 The love of learning and the cultivation of a literary culture are central to the charism of Benedictine monasticism, and the Order of St. Benedict has produced countless illustrious authors over its fifteen centuries of existence. Indeed, throughout the Middle Ages, Benedictine monasteries funct...

1,200円 A classic guide to the life of service and meditation practiced by Buddhist monks. Walpola Rahula's What the Buddha Taught is a perennial backlist bestseller and has proven to be an indispensable guide to beginning Buddhism. It is renowned for its authoritative, clear, logical, and comprehensive ...

1,921円 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 definitely indicates a monk who leads a very hard life. But . . . Penance and asceticism are not ends i...

1,921円 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 Jonas takes us through his day-to-day experiences at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he liv...

8,357円 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 in twelve sections between 1219 and 1223. The many surviving manuscripts of this and other works by...