Monastic Practices

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

For three decades, Monastic Practices has been a valued resource for English-speaking aspirants to monastic life. In this revised edition, updated and expanded, Charles Cummings, OCSO, explores the common practices of the monastic life in order to rediscover them as viable means of leading persons to a deeper encounter with God. How do monks and nuns occupy themselves throughout the day? Have they modernized their lifestyle or is it still cluttered with medieval customs? Could any of the monastic practices be of use to those outside the monastery? A certain wisdom is necessary to know how to use such practices and how to give oneself to them until they lead one to God.After long monastic experience, Cummings shows us how the ordinary things we do constitute our path to God. In the art of living life, he argues, we are always beginners, searching for God through our concrete circumstances and actions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-12-07
Mått:140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt:255 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Monastic Wisdom Series
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Liturgical Press
ISBN:9780879070502

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Charles Cummings (1940-2020), was a Trappist-Cistercian monk and priest of Holy Trinity Abbey, Huntsville, Utah. He grew up in northern Minnesota and joined the monastery in 1960. He had a master’s degree in formative spirituality and had been engaged in writing, editing, teaching, counseling, chaplain ministry, and monastic interreligious dialogue for most of his monastic life.

Recensioner i media

As an aspiring monk, I found the first edition of Monastic Practices to be a treasury of both wisdom and practical information for living the monastic life. Each chapter covers an aspect, beginning with `Sacred Reading' and concluding with `From Death to Life.' And now, as a professed monk of several years and vocation director of New Melleray Abbey, I am excited to have the opportunity to recommend the new edition of this fine book to the next generation of aspiring monks.Br. Paul Andrew Tanner, OCSO, New Melleray Abbey, Peosta, Iowa

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsIntroduction vii1. Sacred Reading 12. Liturgical Prayer 203. Work 384. Customs 625. Monastic Courtesy 796. Silence 917. Short Prayers 1038. Self-Discipline 1179. Watching 13410. Community and Communication 14611. The Monastic Cell 16012. Stability 17013. From Death to Life 188