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Prayer and Community: The Benedictine Tradition - (Traditions of Christian Spirituality) by Columba Andrew Stewart (Paperback)

Name: Prayer and Community: The Benedictine Tradition - (Traditions of Christian Spirituality) by Columba Andrew Stewart (Paperback)
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SKU: 85179065
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This exploration of Benedictine spirituality provides the perfect introduction to St Benedict and his Rule.
About the Author: Columba Andrew Stewart is executive director and CEO of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
136 Pages
Religion + Beliefs, Institutions & Organizations
Series Name: Traditions of Christian Spirituality

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Book Synopsis

This exploration of Benedictine spirituality provides the perfect introduction to St Benedict and his Rule. The book places Benedict and his Rule within the extraordinary world of early Christian monasticism and explores his key insights about awareness of the presence of God and meeting Christ in other people.

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"Benedict's most fundamental insight in the Rule is that we seek God through ordinary means." -- Spirituality & Practice Book Review

"Stewart... unravels the Benedictine approach to prayer, spiritual reading, obedience, community life, work, discipline, and time, showing how its rituals can give meaning to Christians outside the monastery." -- Christianbook.com

About the Author

Columba Andrew Stewart is executive director and CEO of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. He was a monk of Saint John's Abbey until 2024 and taught at Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN, until 2025. He is the author of World of the Desert Fathers and Cassian the Monk.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.48 Inches (H) x 5.33 Inches (W) x .38 Inches (D)

Weight: .43 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 136

Genre: Religion + Beliefs

Sub-Genre: Institutions & Organizations

Series Title: Traditions of Christian Spirituality

Publisher: Orbis Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Columba Stewart

Language: English

Street Date: September 1, 1998

TCIN: 85179065

UPC: 9781570752193

Item Number (DPCI): 247-62-7127

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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