An Monastic Vision for the Twenty-First Century: Where Do We Go From Here? (Volume 8)

by Patrick Hart (Editor)

An ancient lifestyle which has been adapted, renewed, and is still being followed today, monasticism appears to some outside it as a quaint anachronism and to others as the sanest of all ways of living. Can it survive in the post post-modern world? A dozen insiders and outsiders 'monastics, academics, clergy, laypersons, hermits, cenobites, poets, and writers 'offer their reflections on the future of the monastic life of prayer and community. Contributing their insights are Michael Casey, Kathleen Norris, Lawrence Cunningham, Terrence Kardong, Bonnie Thurston, John Eudes Bamberger, Joan Chittister, Mary Margaret Funk, Gal Fitzpatrick, Francis Kline, Daniel Coughlin, Robert Morneau, Miriam Pollard, and Bernardo Olivera.

Genres: Christianity

Paperback

First published December 1, 2006

Reviews

[Jason Townsend · Rating 2 out of 5]

An almost all around boring and untruthful look at the possible future of monastic life in the church.

While some essays are interesting others are by known dissenters and are therefore more harmful then good for the Catholic who is faithful to Christ and the magisterial teaching of his church.

[Tara Callahan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book of essays but it was a very boring about essays on the topic of Monasticism and all that. Did not and could not finish the book.