. . . the most important commentary on the RB that has appeared in our generation.Worship

• Table of ContentsIntroduction   1I. The Monastery and the Church (RB Prologue)   9II. Common Life and Solitary Life (RB1)   45III. The Community and the Abbot (RB2-3 &64)   65IV. The Maxims of the Spiritual Art (RB4)   77V. Obedience (RB5)   91VI. Silence (RB6)   113VII. Humility (RB7)   117VIII. The Divine Office (RB8-20)   127IX. The Abbot's Collaborators (RB21 &65)   173X. The Dormitory, Sleep, and Night Silence (RB22 &42)   181XI. The Repression and Reparation of Faults (RB 23-30 & 43-46)   185XII. Official Service and Mutual Service (RB31-41)   197XIII. The Renunciation of Property (RB33)   209XIV. Abstinence and Fasting (RB39-41)   229XV. Work, Reading, Meditation (RB48)   239XVI. The Oratory and Private Prayer (RB52)   251XVII. The Monastery and the World (RB53 &66)   259XVIII. The Monastic Habit (RB55)   269XIX. The Formation of Postulants (RB58)   281XX. The Priests in the Monastery (RB60 &62)   289XXI. From Order to Charity (RB63-72)   301XXII. A Recommendation of the Rule (RB73)   315An Addendum: Abbacy and Priesthood   319Abbreviations   321Bibliography   331Analytical Table   335IndexesI.    Scriptural Index   341II.   Index of Ancient Authors and Text Collections   347III.  Index of Proper Names   379IV.  Index of the two Rules   387V.  Thematic Index   397

. . . the most important commentary on the RB that has appeared in our generation.Worship

• Table of ContentsIntroduction   1I. The Monastery and the Church (RB Prologue)   9II. Common Life and Solitary Life (RB1)   45III. The Community and the Abbot (RB2-3 &64)   65IV. The Maxims of the Spiritual Art (RB4)   77V. Obedience (RB5)   91VI. Silence (RB6)   113VII. Humility (RB7)   117VIII. The Divine Office (RB8-20)   127IX. The Abbot's Collaborators (RB21 &65)   173X. The Dormitory, Sleep, and Night Silence (RB22 &42)   181XI. The Repression and Reparation of Faults (RB 23-30 & 43-46)   185XII. Official Service and Mutual Service (RB31-41)   197XIII. The Renunciation of Property (RB33)   209XIV. Abstinence and Fasting (RB39-41)   229XV. Work, Reading, Meditation (RB48)   239XVI. The Oratory and Private Prayer (RB52)   251XVII. The Monastery and the World (RB53 &66)   259XVIII. The Monastic Habit (RB55)   269XIX. The Formation of Postulants (RB58)   281XX. The Priests in the Monastery (RB60 &62)   289XXI. From Order to Charity (RB63-72)   301XXII. A Recommendation of the Rule (RB73)   315An Addendum: Abbacy and Priesthood   319Abbreviations   321Bibliography   331Analytical Table   335IndexesI.    Scriptural Index   341II.   Index of Ancient Authors and Text Collections   347III.  Index of Proper Names   379IV.  Index of the two Rules   387V.  Thematic Index   397

. . . the most important commentary on the RB that has appeared in our generation.Worship

• Table of ContentsIntroduction   1I. The Monastery and the Church (RB Prologue)   9II. Common Life and Solitary Life (RB1)   45III. The Community and the Abbot (RB2-3 &64)   65IV. The Maxims of the Spiritual Art (RB4)   77V. Obedience (RB5)   91VI. Silence (RB6)   113VII. Humility (RB7)   117VIII. The Divine Office (RB8-20)   127IX. The Abbot's Collaborators (RB21 &65)   173X. The Dormitory, Sleep, and Night Silence (RB22 &42)   181XI. The Repression and Reparation of Faults (RB 23-30 & 43-46)   185XII. Official Service and Mutual Service (RB31-41)   197XIII. The Renunciation of Property (RB33)   209XIV. Abstinence and Fasting (RB39-41)   229XV. Work, Reading, Meditation (RB48)   239XVI. The Oratory and Private Prayer (RB52)   251XVII. The Monastery and the World (RB53 &66)   259XVIII. The Monastic Habit (RB55)   269XIX. The Formation of Postulants (RB58)   281XX. The Priests in the Monastery (RB60 &62)   289XXI. From Order to Charity (RB63-72)   301XXII. A Recommendation of the Rule (RB73)   315An Addendum: Abbacy and Priesthood   319Abbreviations   321Bibliography   331Analytical Table   335IndexesI.    Scriptural Index   341II.   Index of Ancient Authors and Text Collections   347III.  Index of Proper Names   379IV.  Index of the two Rules   387V.  Thematic Index   397