Strangers to the City
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Strangers to the City

Reflections on the Beliefs and Values of the Rule of Saint Benedict

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eBook - ePub

Strangers to the City

Reflections on the Beliefs and Values of the Rule of Saint Benedict

About this book

Michael Casey, a monk and scholar who has been publishing his wise teachings on the Rule of St. Benedict for decades, turns to the particular Benedictine values that he considers most urgent for Christians to incorporate into their lives today.
Eloquent and incisive, Casey invites readers to accept that gospel living - seen in the light of the Rule - involves accepting the challenge of being different from the secular culture around us. He encourages readers to set clear goals and objectives, to be honest about the practical ways in which priorities may have to change to meet these goals, and to have the courage to implement these changes both daily and for the future.
Casey presents thoughtful reflections on the beliefs and values of asceticism, silence, leisure, reading, chastity, and poverty - putting these traditional Benedictine values into the context of modern life and the spiritual aspirations of people today. Strangers to the City is a book for all who are interested in learning more about the dynamics of spiritual growth from the monastic experience.

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Information

Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781557259509
Edition
0
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Distinctiveness
  8. 2 Asceticism
  9. 3 Leisure
  10. 4 Reading
  11. 5 Chastity
  12. 6 Dispossession
  13. 7 Antecedent Willingness
  14. 8 Mutuality
  15. 9 Generativity
  16. 10 Christ
  17. 11 Contemplation
  18. 12 Holiness
  19. 13 Perseverance
  20. Notes