Greg Peters (PhD, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto; SMD, Pontificio Ateneo di Sant'Anselmo), an Anglican priest and Benedictine oblate, is associate professor of medieval and spiritual theology in the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University in La Mirada, California. He is also the Servants of Christ Research Professor of Monastic Studies and Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin and visiting professor at Saint John's School of Theology in Minnesota. Peters is the author of several books, including The Story of Monasticism.

• ContentsForewordIntroductionPart 1: What Is a Monk?1. Defining the Monk2. The Monk in History3. Interiorized MonasticismPart 2: Asceticism: The Monastic Vocation4. Defining Asceticism5. The Priesthood of All BelieversPart 3: The Monkhood of All Believers6. All Monks Are Christians and All Christians Are Monks7. The Vocation of MonasticismEpilogueIndex

Greg Peters (PhD, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto; SMD, Pontificio Ateneo di Sant'Anselmo), an Anglican priest and Benedictine oblate, is associate professor of medieval and spiritual theology in the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University in La Mirada, California. He is also the Servants of Christ Research Professor of Monastic Studies and Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin and visiting professor at Saint John's School of Theology in Minnesota. Peters is the author of several books, including The Story of Monasticism.

• ContentsForewordIntroductionPart 1: What Is a Monk?1. Defining the Monk2. The Monk in History3. Interiorized MonasticismPart 2: Asceticism: The Monastic Vocation4. Defining Asceticism5. The Priesthood of All BelieversPart 3: The Monkhood of All Believers6. All Monks Are Christians and All Christians Are Monks7. The Vocation of MonasticismEpilogueIndex

Greg Peters (PhD, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto; SMD, Pontificio Ateneo di Sant'Anselmo), an Anglican priest and Benedictine oblate, is associate professor of medieval and spiritual theology in the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University in La Mirada, California. He is also the Servants of Christ Research Professor of Monastic Studies and Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin and visiting professor at Saint John's School of Theology in Minnesota. Peters is the author of several books, including The Story of Monasticism.

• ContentsForewordIntroductionPart 1: What Is a Monk?1. Defining the Monk2. The Monk in History3. Interiorized MonasticismPart 2: Asceticism: The Monastic Vocation4. Defining Asceticism5. The Priesthood of All BelieversPart 3: The Monkhood of All Believers6. All Monks Are Christians and All Christians Are Monks7. The Vocation of MonasticismEpilogueIndex