Christian communities & monasticism books

1625 books were found.

Christian Monastic Life in Early Islam

Christian Monastic Life in Early Islam

Author: Bradley Bowman
ISBN: 9781474479691
Format: Paperback
$67.25

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Medieval Exempla in Transition: Caesarius of Heisterbach’s Dialogus Miraculorum and Its Readers

Medieval Exempla in Transition: Caesarius of Heisterbach’s...

Author: Victoria Smirnova
ISBN: 9780879071301
Format: Paperback
$92.27

"""This study follows the transmission and reception of Caesarius of Heisterbach's Dialogus miraculorum (1219-1223),...  Read More >>

Cardinal Schuster's Commentary on the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict

Cardinal Schuster's Commentary on the Holy Rule of Saint...

Author: Alfredo Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster
ISBN: 9781621389002
Format: Hardback
$84.48

Cardinal Schuster's commentary on the Holy Rule of St Benedict of Nursia was first published in Italian at the end...  Read More >>

The Vowed Life: The promise and demand of baptism

The Vowed Life: The promise and demand of baptism

Author: Matthew Bullimore ,  Sarah Coakley
ISBN: 9781786221896
Format: Paperback
$51.72

The Vowed Life reflects on a paradox in the Church today. Vows are simultaneously alluring and unappealing: lay...  Read More >>

Monastic Iceland

Monastic Iceland

Author: Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir (Department of Archaeology, University of Iceland, Iceland)
ISBN: 9781032420721
Format: Paperback
$75.99

Monastic Iceland provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its downfall during the...  Read More >>

The Letters Of Saint Anselm Of Canterbury: Volume 2 Letters 148-309, as Archbishop of Canterbury

The Letters Of Saint Anselm Of Canterbury: Volume 2...

Author: Anselm of Canterbury ,  Walter Fr�hlich
ISBN: 9780879071981
Format: Paperback
$131.87

A monk and a scholar generally recognized as the keenest philosophical and theological mind of his time, of Bec,...  Read More >>

What Nuns Read: Books and Libraries in Medieval English Nunneries

What Nuns Read: Books and Libraries in Medieval English...

Author: David N. Bell
ISBN: 9780879072070
Format: Paperback
$131.87

The literacy and education of medieval nuns has been a subject of dispute and study in recent years. In his third...  Read More >>

Monastic Iceland

Monastic Iceland

Author: Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir (Department of Archaeology, University of Iceland, Iceland)
ISBN: 9781032420714
Format: Hardback
$263.00

Monastic Iceland provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its downfall during the...  Read More >>

The Dissolution of the Monasteries Lib/E: A New History

The Dissolution of the Monasteries Lib/E: A New History...

Author: James G Clark ,  Nigel Patterson
ISBN: 9798212368933
Format: Audio
$92.37

The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years--exploring its profound impact on the people...  Read More >>

The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History

The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History

Author: James G Clark ,  Nigel Patterson
ISBN: 9798212368940
Format: Audio
$92.37

The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years--exploring its profound impact on the people...  Read More >>

The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History

The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History

Author: James G Clark ,  Nigel Patterson
ISBN: 9798212368957
Format: Audio
$92.37

The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years--exploring its profound impact on the people...  Read More >>

To Live for God Alone: The Life and Spirit of Saint Rafael Arnaiz

To Live for God Alone: The Life and Spirit of Saint...

Author: Mark O�Keefe, OSB ,  Mar�a Gonzalo-Garc�a, OCSO
ISBN: 9780879072919
Format: Paperback
$105.47

"""A biography of Saint Rafael Arnaiz including excerpts from his writings""--"  Read More >>

Awake and Alive: Thomas Merton According to His Novices

Awake and Alive: Thomas Merton According to His Novices...

Author: Jon M Sweeney
ISBN: 9781626985278
Format: Paperback
$58.08

Collecting anecdotes from several of Thomas Merton's former novices, this book offers readers an opportunity to...  Read More >>

The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History

The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History

Author: James Clark
ISBN: 9780300269956
Format: Paperback
$34.95

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Approach to Monasticism

Approach to Monasticism

Author: Hubert Van Zeller
ISBN: 9781915544247
Format: Paperback
$36.83

"""Monastic life is a beginning, a becoming. It does not pretend to be anything more. It proposes a constant renewal,...  Read More >>

F�r Wissenschaft, Orden Und Kirche in Zeiten Der Modernismuskrise: Leben Und Werk Von Vincent Zapletal Op

F�r Wissenschaft, Orden Und Kirche in Zeiten Der Modernismuskrise:...

Author: Tom�s Petr�ček
ISBN: 9783110746020
Format: Hardback
$329.97

Modernismus- und Antimodernimuskrise in der katholischen Kirche sind ein h�chst bewegtes und entscheidendes Kapitel...  Read More >>

Auf Der Suche Nach Dem Vollkommenen Leben: Die Fruhen Juramonche Und Juranonnen Zwischen Ruckzug Und Interaktion

Auf Der Suche Nach Dem Vollkommenen Leben: Die Fruhen...

Author: Rahel Schar
ISBN: 9783796546976
Format: Hardback
$211.20

Inspiriert von ostlichen und westlichen monastischen Vorbildern suchten im 5. und zu Beginn des 6. Jahrhunderts...  Read More >>

The Nun in the Synagogue: Judeocentric Catholicism in Israel

The Nun in the Synagogue: Judeocentric Catholicism in...

Author: Emma O’Donnell Polyakov (Assistant Professor , Merrimack College)
ISBN: 9780271087269
Format: Paperback
$64.99

A study of Catholic perceptions of Jews, Judaism, and Israel, offering an exploration of biographical narratives...  Read More >>

Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang

Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang...

Author: Roseanne Murphy
ISBN: 9781570757358
Format: Paperback
$28.95

The hired gunman who confronted Sister Dorothy asked her if she was carrying a weapon. She produced her Bible and...  Read More >>

A Companion to the Abbey of Quedlinburg in the Middle Ages

A Companion to the Abbey of Quedlinburg in the Middle...

Author: Karen Blough
ISBN: 9789004305571
Format: Hardback
$723.36

Quedlinburg Abbey was one of the oldest and most prestigious women's religious communities in medieval Germany....  Read More >>

Saint Benedict in his Community

Saint Benedict in his Community

Author: Richard Newman
ISBN: 9780852449899
Format: Paperback
$52.67

This book looks at the life and work of Saint Benedict through the history of sixth-century Italy, throwing fresh...  Read More >>

Walking Monastery Way: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of St. Paul's Monastery

Walking Monastery Way: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary...

Author: Sisters of St Paul's Monastery
ISBN: 9781662858932
Format: Paperback
$56.73

"Walking Monastery Way chronicles the recent events and developments in the monastic life of the Benedictine Sisters...  Read More >>

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