6 edition of The Monastic impulse found in the catalog.
Published
1983
by Crossroad in New York, NY
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Walter Capp |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BV"4518"C36 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 163 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 163 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL21195260M |
| ISBN 10 | 0824504909 |
| LC Control Number | 82-14866 |
Hevelone-Harper's fine study offers vivid and persuasive evidence from the early centuries of monasticism of just how central to Christian life the monastic impulse was. For this reason, the book should be part of the field of vision not just for specialists in monastic history but for all who wish to understand Christianity in its historic. Teasdale’s book, A Monk in the World, (13) provides detail about a new monastic life. The discoveries of these monks helped me recognize this monastic impulse in my own life. A life quest is like finding the way home again. I have long struggled to come to terms with this sometimes unwanted “interior monk”.
The original impulse for groups to separate from society and establish communities of their own was religious. Though the religious side of this drive toward separation remains strong, the last two centuries have seen the appearance of secular communities with a socialist or anarchist orientation. In The Communal Experience, nominated for a National Book Award in , Laurence Veysey explores. The monastic impulse gave rise to reform movements from Quakers, Shakers, and Baptists to Pentecostals, evangelicals, and other radical Christian groups, like the slave churches that formed in the “hush harbors” of nineteenth-century southern plantations. Study Questions 1. What is the heart of the monastic impulse, according to Jonathan.
The History of Monasticism: The Western Tradition - Ebook written by G.R. Evans. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The . The book, "Everyday Saints," offers a lively look at monastic life, beginning with Father Tikhon's baptism at age 24 in Crichlow said the original impetus behind last year's first fall festival was to draw people to the new Monastic Heritage Center which features museums, a gift shop, a bonsai and garden center, and cafe.
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Capps,Crossroad edition, in EnglishPages: The Monastic Impulse by Walter H Capps starting at $ The Monastic Impulse has 1 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace. --James Wilhoit, Wheaton College "Greg Peters has provided the evangelical community an invaluable service by laying before us a banquet of insight into the The Monastic impulse book impulse--the love for God, the desire for community, the draw toward a rule of life.
Regardless of one's judgment of the value of various monastic movements and individuals, the Reviews: 4. Monasticism, institutionalized religious practice or movement whose members attempt to live by a rule requiring works beyond those of either the laity or the ordinary spiritual leaders of their religions.
First applied to Christian groups in antiquity, the term now denotes similar practices in other religions. Individuals and families had no personal Bibles. However, especially by the Middle Ages, joining a monastic community gave one a chance to hear Scripture read daily and memorize it. Many monks and nuns had the whole book of Psalms memorized, reciting all Psalms by heart each week as they gathered for chapel seven times each day.
Monastic definition is - of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns. How to use monastic in a sentence. In early monastic communities, each monk prayed, fasted, and worked on his own, but that began to change when Augustine (), bishop of Hippo in North Africa, wrote a rule, or set of directions for the monks and nuns in his it, he stressed poverty and prayer as the foundations of monastic life.
Augustine also included fasting and labor as Christian virtues. Anglican seminary professor and spiritual director Greg Peters covers the history of monastic movements. He begins with pre-Christian examples and includes key figures such as Anthony, Benedict, Francis; and movements, such as the Cistercians, Carthusians, Hospitallers, Dominicans, Jesuits and the Military Orders/5(7).
Christian monasticism is the devotional practice of individuals who live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to Christian worship. It began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon scriptural examples and ideals, including those in the Old Testament, but not mandated as an institution in the scriptures.
In this study of Christian monasticism, Peters (Reforming the Monastery) argues that the monastic impulse has always been part of the church, and it continues to motivate reformers and cleric. Peters recovers the riches of the monastic tradition for contemporary spiritual formation and devotional practice, explaining why the monastic impulse is a valid and necessary manifestation of the Christian faith for today's church.
The Story of Monasticism: Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituality () by Greg. "Hevelone-Harper's fine study offers vivid and persuasive evidence from the early centuries of monasticism of just how central to Christian life the monastic impulse was. For this reason, the book should be part of the field of vision not just for specialists in monastic history but for all who wish to understand Christianity in its historic.
The new monastic emphasis on self-sacrifice and social reform is certainly commendable; however, doctrinal errors perpetuated by leaders in the movement create a stumbling block on the path to their quest for finding authentic church, which ultimately leaves them vulnerable to the deceptions of the wolves in sheep’s clothing.
The Monastic Spirit and Impulse The monastic spirit predates any Christian expression of it, it is an archetypal aspect of being human. This "monastic impulse" (Walter Capps) has been a part of human experience for as long as history has been recorded.
Some people have always tended toward solitude, the margins, toward liminality. In this accessibly written book Greg Peters, an expert in monastic studies who is a Benedictine oblate and spiritual director, offers a historical survey of monasticism from its origins to current manifestations.
explaining why the monastic impulse is a valid and necessary manifestation of the Christian faith for today's church. Buy the. referencing A Monastic Trio, LP, Album, A, AS one of the best recording debuts ever. The extant repetoire For Concert Harp seems inadequate in comparison to Coltrane's hungry reach and thirst-quenching arpeggiations that burst, float, arc and fade like a rainbow of fruit flavors for the ear and mind.
The lessons and rhythms of monastic life offer a vibrant and practical example of sustainable organizational functionality. The Rule of Benedictoffers guidance necessary to assure sustainability Dunn, (de Dreuille, ; ).
It encourages monastics to set aside their desires in response to a monastic impulse seeking a. Contents Introduction: The Monastic Impulse Part I: Anthony to Benedict 1. The Origins of Christian Monasticism2. Of Anchorites and Cenobites3. The Rule Part II: Benedict to Bernard 4. The Flowering of Benedictine Monasticism5.
Other Voices: Celtic, Frankish. This brief and accessible book is a foundational text for the new monastic movement. In less than pages we are introduced to new monasticism, given twelve marks to grasp what it looks like, and reminded that the likelihood of failure is immense if we are disconnected from either the larger church or our local context.The monastic impulse by Walter H Capps (Book); Memorial tributes held in the House of Representatives of the United States together with memorial services in eulogy of Walter Holden Capps, late a Representative from California, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session (Book).
