Monasticism In Modern Times

Author : Isabelle Jonveaux,Stefania Palmisano
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317094388

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Monasticism in Modern Times by Isabelle Jonveaux,Stefania Palmisano Pdf

This book presents a broad sociological perspective on the contemporary issues facing Christian monasticism. Since the founding work of Max Weber, the sociology of monasticism has received little attention. However, the field is now being revitalized by some new research. Focusing on Christian monks and nuns, the contributors explore continuity and discontinuity with the past in what superficially might appear a monolithic tradition. Contributors speak not only about monasticism in Europe and the United States but also in Africa and Latin America, a different landscape where the question of recruitment does not figure among issues considered as problematic.

Author : Isabelle Jonveaux,Stefania Palmisano
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317094395

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Monasticism in Modern Times by Isabelle Jonveaux,Stefania Palmisano Pdf

This book presents a broad sociological perspective on the contemporary issues facing Christian monasticism. Since the founding work of Max Weber, the sociology of monasticism has received little attention. However, the field is now being revitalized by some new research. Focusing on Christian monks and nuns, the contributors explore continuity and discontinuity with the past in what superficially might appear a monolithic tradition. Contributors speak not only about monasticism in Europe and the United States but also in Africa and Latin America, a different landscape where the question of recruitment does not figure among issues considered as problematic.

Author : Rory McEntee,Adam Bucko
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608335534

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New Monasticism by Rory McEntee,Adam Bucko Pdf

Author : Greg Peters
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783039280247

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Exploring the Future of Christian Monasticisms by Greg Peters Pdf

The institution of monasticism in the Christian Church is in general decline, at least in so-called “first world” nations. Though there are many reasons for this, monastic leaders are confronted by the reality of fewer communities, monks, and nuns nonetheless. At the same time, many younger Christians are rediscovering the rich heritage of the monastic tradition. Though they themselves might not be called to join a traditional monastery, they are eager to appropriate monastic practices in their own lives. This had led to a movement known as the “new monasticism” or “secular monasticism.” Despite lacking a unified vision and any central organization, these new/secular monastics are attempting, in their own ways, to carry on the tradition and practices of Christian monasticism. As well, there is a movement within historical Christian monasteries to pour new wine into old wineskins. Traditional forms of monasticism are also generally flourishing in developing nations, breathing new life into monasticism. This volume looks at the current monastic landscape to assess where monasticism stands and to imagine ways in which it will grow in the future, leading not only to a renewed Christian monasticism but to new monasticisms.

Author : Greg Peters
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441227218

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The Story of Monasticism by Greg Peters Pdf

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, an expert in monastic studies who is a Benedictine oblate and spiritual director, offers a historical survey of monasticism from its origins to current manifestations. Peters recovers the riches of the monastic tradition for contemporary spiritual formation and devotional practice, explaining why the monastic impulse is a valid and necessary manifestation of the Christian faith for today's church.

Author : Stephen J. Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198717645

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Monasticism by Stephen J. Davis Pdf

Explores the phenomenon of monasteries from antiquity to present day as cloister places of refuge where fundamental aspects of life are regimented and spirituality is practiced.

Author : Jonathan R Wilson
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718842956

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Living Faithfully in a Fragmented World by Jonathan R Wilson Pdf

The first edition of Living Faithfully in a Fragmented World became one of the founding and guiding texts for new monastic communities. In this revised edition, Jonathan Wilson focuses more directly on lessons for these communities from Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue. In the midst of the unsettling cultural shifts from modernity to postmodernity, a new monastic movement is arising that strives to be a faithful witness to the gospel. These new monastic communities seek to participate in Christ's life in the world and bear witness by learning to live intentionally as the church in Western culture. This movement is about finding the church's center in Christ in the midst of a fragmented world, overcoming the failure of the Enlightenment project and our complicity with it, resisting the temptation to Nietzschean power, and building communities of disciples. This new edition is greatly enlarged from the original volume. It includes responses to critics of the new monasticism such as D. A. Carson, an entirely new chapter on the Nietzschean temptation, an afterword on properly understanding the new monastic movement, the dangers it faces, and the work yet to be done, as well as an appendix on the supposed post-modern agenda of Jonathan Wilson and Brian McLaren. For those striving to understand the path the church should take in this fragmented world, this book is essential reading.

Author : Bernice M. Kaczynski
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191003967

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The Oxford Handbook of Christian Monasticism by Bernice M. Kaczynski Pdf

The Handbook takes as its subject the complex phenomenon of Christian monasticism. It addresses, for the first time in one volume, the multiple strands of Christian monastic practice. Forty-four essays consider historical and thematic aspects of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Protestant, and Anglican traditions, as well as contemporary 'new monasticism'. The essays in the book span a period of nearly two thousand years—from late ancient times, through the medieval and early modern eras, on to the present day. Taken together, they offer, not a narrative survey, but rather a map of the vast terrain. The intention of the Handbook is to provide a balance of some essential historical coverage with a representative sample of current thinking on monasticism. It presents the work of both academic and monastic authors, and the essays are best understood as a series of loosely-linked episodes, forming a long chain of enquiry, and allowing for various points of view. The authors are a diverse and international group, who bring a wide range of critical perspectives to bear on pertinent themes and issues. They indicate developing trends in their areas of specialisation. The individual contributions, and the volume as a whole, set out an agenda for the future direction of monastic studies. In today's world, where there is increasing interest in all world monasticisms, where scholars are adopting more capacious, global approaches to their investigations, and where monks and nuns are casting a fresh eye on their ancient traditions, this publication is especially timely.

Author : Woodhouse Frederick Charles
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021554154

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Monasticism, Ancient And Modern by Woodhouse Frederick Charles Pdf

This scholarly survey of monasticism traces the history of the practice from its earliest origins in the Christian church to modern times. Woodhouse explores the various forms and motivations of monastic life, including examples from the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant traditions. This book is an important resource for anyone interested in the history of Christianity or the evolution of religious communities. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Stefania Palmisano
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317137269

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Exploring New Monastic Communities by Stefania Palmisano Pdf

Examining the recent radical re-invention of monastic tradition in the everyday life of New Monastic Communities, Exploring New Monastic Communities considers how, growing up in the wake of Vatican II, new Catholic communities are renewing monastic life by emphasizing the most innovative and disruptive theological aspects which they identify in the Council. Despite freely adopting and adapting their Rule of Life, the new communities do not belong to pre-existing orders or congregations: they are gender-mixed with monks and nuns living under the same roof; they accept lay members whether single, married or as families; they reject enclosure; they often limit collective prayer time in order to increase time for labour, evangelization and voluntary social work; and are actively involved in oecumenical and interreligious dialogue, harbouring thinly-veiled sympathy with oriental religions, from which they sometimes adopt beliefs and practices. Offering unique sociological insights into New Monastic Communities, and shedding light on questions surrounding New Religious Movements more generally, the book asks what 'monastic' means today and whether these communities can still be described as 'monastic'.

Author : Kevin Maddy
Publisher : LIT Verlag
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9783643965035

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Approaches to Monasticism in the Context of Christian Responses to Modern Culture by Kevin Maddy Pdf

Approaches to Monasticism in the Context of Christian Responses to Modern Culture is a study of how the values and practices of monasticism are being shaped by the shift to a cultural understanding of Christianity in modern times. The values and practices of traditional monasticism are contrasted with those of various expressions of new monasticism against the background of a multicultural and fluid social environment in an effort to find some reciprocal illumination. The study aims to describe monasticism in terms of authenticity and lived religion. Kevin Maddy was educated at Cambridge University and has recently completed a PhD at Radboud University, Nijmegen. He currently works in Canterbury as an Anglican parish priest, and is a probationary member of the Society of the Resurrection.

Author : David Knowles
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015027248817

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Christian Monasticism by David Knowles Pdf

Author : Berthe Jansen
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520297005

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The Monastery Rules by Berthe Jansen Pdf

At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. The Monastery Rules discusses the position of the monasteries in pre-1950s Tibetan Buddhist societies and how that position was informed by the far-reaching relationship of monastic Buddhism with Tibetan society, economy, law, and culture. Jansen focuses her study on monastic guidelines, or bca’ yig. The first study of its kind to examine the genre in detail, the book contains an exploration of its parallels in other Buddhist cultures, its connection to the Vinaya, and its value as socio-historical source-material. The guidelines are witness to certain socio-economic changes, while also containing rules that aim to change the monastery in order to preserve it. Jansen argues that the monastic institutions’ influence on society was maintained not merely due to prevailing power-relations, but also because of certain deep-rooted Buddhist beliefs.

Author : Charles Cummings
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780879070502

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Monastic Practices by Charles Cummings Pdf

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.

Author : Greg Peters
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493415564

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The Monkhood of All Believers by Greg Peters Pdf

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. As Peters explains, what we have known as monasticism for the past 1,500 years is actually a modified version of the earliest monastic life, which was not necessarily characterized by poverty, chastity, and obedience but rather by one's single-minded focus on God--a single-mindedness rooted in one's baptismal vows and the priesthood of all believers. Peters argues that all monks are Christians, but all Christians are also monks. To be a monk, one must first and foremost be singled-minded toward God. This book presents a theology of monasticism for the whole church, offering a vision of Christian spirituality that brings together important elements of history and practice. The author connects monasticism to movements in contemporary spiritual formation, helping readers understand how monastic practices can be a resource for exploring a robust spiritual life.