Cave Refectory Road
Monastic Rhythms for Contemporary Living
- 128 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
One way in which Fresh Expressions of church are springing into life is through 'new monastic' or 'intentional' communities, groups of individuals and families living in the same geographic area or connected virtually who share a simple rule of life. Cave ~ Refectory ~ Road explores how traditional monastic life is helping to shape a new flowering of Christian community today. It traces the roots of 'new monasticism' and draws on the classic elements of monastic life to suggest how this ancient wisdom, learning and spiritual practice might be reinterpreted for new settings. A handbook for all who are exploring 'intentional living', its rich and inspiring teaching is clustered around these themes: The cave: the place of stillness, prayer and withdrawal that can inspire a new engagement with the mystery of God, the refectory: how monastic practices of hospitality can create communities that make a difference in the world and the road: how the example of the friars can lead to creative and loving engagement with public life.
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Table of contents
- contents
- 1 reshaping the world – bringing monastic practice, wisdom and spirituality into everyday life
- 2 ancient paths, emerging patterns – exploring monastic practices of cave, refectory and road
- 3 to the cave – monastic patterns of withdrawal and prayer opening up space for encounter beyond our experience
- 4 in the refectory – monastic practices of hospitality and commitment to locality, creating communities making an earthy difference for good
- 5 on the road – the experience of friars inspiring creative engagement in the wider world
- 6 rhythm of life – the traditional monastic rule of life reinterpreted, bringing freedom and creativity through a new understanding of time
- 7 piritual formation – monastic learning practices and becoming more (beauti)fully human in the way of Jesus
- 8 he way of simplicity – learning from the vow of poverty
- 9 the way of devotion – learning from the vow of chastity
- 10 The way of humility – learning from the vow of obedience
- 11 the way of rootedness – learning from the vow of stability
- 12 crossing boundaries – monastic patterns of life and reaching out beyond what we know
- references and further reading
- websites