Monasticism category: 212 books
by Stephen J. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
Monasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated in antiquity and which still remains relevant in the twenty-first century. But what, exactly, is it, and how is it distinguished from other kinds of religious and non-religious practice? In this Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Davis...
New Monasticism
What It Has to Say to Today's Church
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
New Monasticism is a growing movement of committed Christians who are recovering the radical discipleship of monasticism and unearthing a fresh expression of Christianity in America. It's not centered in a traditional monastery--many New Monastics are married with children--but instead its members...
The Holy Workshop Of Virtue
The Life of John the Little by Zacharias of Sakha
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Saint John the Little was a monk and hegumen of Scetis (Wadi Natrun) during the first great period of early Egyptian monasticism. The Apophthegmata preserve some fifty sayings by or about him (see CS 59, 85 '96). In addition, Zacharias, eighth-century Bishop of Sakha, wrote his Life, more than seventy...
The Monkhood of All Believers
The Monastic Foundation of Christian Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Although the institution of monasticism has existed in the Christian church since the first century, it is often misunderstood. Greg Peters, an expert in monastic studies, reintroduces historic monasticism to the Protestant church, articulating a monastic spirituality for all believers.
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The Story of Monasticism
Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
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,...
Medieval Monasticism
A Select Bibliography
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1976
Medieval Monasticism is a bibliography meant as a guide to medieval monasticism, giving direction to the most important works in the subject and is prepared by an expert in the field, Dr. Constable. The bibliography has three aims: it meant to aid students who are relatively new to the area of study,...
Secular Monasticism
A Journey
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Like an underground river, the monastic tradition keeps on resurging in a host of unexpected times and places. Secular Monasticism, A Journey describes one of its most recent incarnations. The founders and members of the Lindisfarne Community share with us their bold attempt to be a secular monastic...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Christianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile Valley in the Aswan region of Upper Egypt and in what was once Nubia, from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine various...
Christianity and Monasticism in Northern Egypt
Beni Suef, Giza, Cairo, and the Nile Delta
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017
Christianity and monasticism have long flourished in the northern part of Upper Egypt and in the Nile Delta, from Beni Suef to the Mediterranean coast. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine various aspects of Coptic civilization in northern...
Totally Devoted
An Exploration of New Monasticism
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
This book brings together stories of new monasticism in the UK. Totally Devoted: the challenge of the New Monasticism by Simon Cross shows us communities and groups which all, in widely different ways, live as new monastics, seeking God and carrying on the traditions of their forebears in a way fitting...
Christianity and Monasticism in Middle Egypt
Minya and Asyut
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Christianity and monasticism have long flourished along the Nile in Middle Egypt, the region stretching from al-Bahnasa (Oxyrhynchus) to Dayr al-Ganadla. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine various aspects of Coptic civilization in...
The World of Medieval Monasticism
Its History and Forms of Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
This book surveys the full panorama of ten centuries of Christian monastic life. It moves from the deserts of Egypt and the Frankish monasteries of early medieval Europe to the religious ruptures of the eleventh and twelfth centuries and the reforms of the later Middle Ages. Throughout that story...
by Renie S. Choy
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
In early medieval Europe, monasticism constituted a significant force in society because the prayers of the religious on behalf of others featured as powerful currency. The study of this phenomenon is at once full of potential and peril, rightly drawing attention to the wider social involvement of...
Coptic Monasteries
Egypt's Monastic Art and Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
Egypt, the birthplace of communal monasticism, has a rich store of monasteries and monastic art. Coptic Monasteries takes the reader on a tour of the best preserved and most significant of these ancient religious centers, documenting in exhaustive detail the richness and the glory of the Coptic heritage....