Approaches To Monasticism In The Context Of Christian Responses To Modern Culture

Author : Kevin Maddy
Publisher : LIT Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3643965036
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Approaches to Monasticism in the Context of Christian Responses to Modern Culture written by Kevin Maddy and published by LIT Verlag. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Greg Peters
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039280244
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Future of Christian Monasticisms written by Greg Peters and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Isabelle Jonveaux
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317094387
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monasticism in Modern Times written by Isabelle Jonveaux and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Linda Woodhead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191780943
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity written by Linda Woodhead and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a short, accessible analysis of Christianity that focuses on its social and cultural diversity as well as its historical dimensions.

Author : Bernice M. Kaczynski
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191003964
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Christian Monasticism written by Bernice M. Kaczynski and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Ian C. Hannah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258848682
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christian Monasticism written by Ian C. Hannah and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.

Author : Douglas Burton-Christie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195359410
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Word in the Desert written by Douglas Burton-Christie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-02-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing scholarly attention in recent years to the religious world of late antiquity has focused new attention on the quest for holiness by the strange, compelling, often obscure early Christian monks known as the desert fathers. Yet until now, little attention has been given to one of the most vital dimensions of their spirituality: their astute, penetrating interpretation of Scripture. Rooted in solitude, cultivated in an atmosphere of silence, oriented toward the practical appropriation of the sacred texts, the desert fathers' hermeneutic profoundly shaped every aspect of their lives and became a significant part of their legacy. This book explores the setting within which the early monastic movement emerged, the interpretive process at the center of the desert fathers' quest for holiness, and the intricate patterns of meaning woven into their words and their lives.

Author : Jane Fitz-Gibbon
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479707198
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secular Monasticism written by Jane Fitz-Gibbon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 religious order open to the exigencies of the contemporary world. Age-old wisdom once again reveals its perennial relevance in helping us learn how to be followers of Christ in God's today. Brother John, Taizé In the first five pages, I thought of ten people I know who should read this book: young people, old people, all people tired of taken-for-granted spirituality. Devour this book. Let it help you dream up a way of joining or creating a micro-community of prayer and action that frees you to experiment in following the ways of Christ. That´s what these folks have done. This story helps us imagine ourselves out of the boxes and buildings Christianity has become. The Rev. Dr. Dori Baker, Scholar-in-Residence, The Fund for Theological Education Lindisfarne Community has graciously accepted God's call to dance with the radical (and sometimes wearying) changes of our time. Like the Celts, they find meaning in their ongoing spiritual evolution through poetry and story, through a willingness to navigate the waters of the soul while remaining fiercely loyal to the good earth that bore us and nurtures us. Like the Celts, this family of secular monastics hungers more for mystical union with the Divine Mystery than for any trappings of earthly renown or success. Carl McColman, author and blogger (from the foreword)

Author : Stephen Platten
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334055326
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oneness written by Stephen Platten and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Oneness” considers the role small-group monastic life plays within the life of the contemporary church. Using a focus on the life, practice and history of the Shepherds Law community as a starting point, the book broadens the discussion to consider the how such communities negotiate the boundary between the solitary life and life within their community. Contributions include: Sarah Foot on Northumbria’s long tradition Peta Dunstan on Monasticism in the 19th century Andrew Louth on the Skete George Guiver on the monastic sacrament in life, liturgy, saints and buildings Dom Xavier Perrin on Gregorian chant and monastic life Christopher Irvine and Ralph Pattison on the buildings of Shepherds Law in their context With an afterword by Rowan Williams

Author : Ned Lunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0244865922
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ash Water Oil written by Ned Lunn and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Church finds itself in a new landscape, many are looking to the saints of old to navigate through our changing culture. They call themselves, 'new monastics' and, like their forebears, they are rediscovering the need for a shared story, shared principles and shared practices to live by as a refuge and workshop in the storms of change.In a growing library of books on the subject of New Monasticism, Ned Lunn offers a theological framework to understand, not just the rationale behind this emerging movement but explores why the wider Church needs to listen to their voice. Using the liturgical journey from Ash Wednesday through to Pentecost, we are invited to travel through the revelation of God and discover His unchanging vision for His Church and world.