
Reforming the Monastery
Greg Peters(Author)
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published on 12. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
178 pages
978-1-60608-173-0 (ISBN)
Description
Richard Froude wrote in 1833 to John Henry Newman that "the present state of things in England makes an opening for reviving the monastic system." Seemingly original words at the time. Yet, monasticism is one of the most ancient and enduring institutions of the Christian church, reaching its zenith during the High Middle Ages. Although medieval monasteries were regularly suppressed during the Reformation and the magisterial Reformers rejected monastic vows, the existence of monasticism has remained within the Reformation churches, both as an institution and in its theology. This volume is an examination of Protestant theologies of monasticism, examining the thought of select Protestant authors who have argued for the existence of monasticism in the Reformation churches, beginning with Martin Luther and John Calvin and including Conrad Hoyer, John Henry Newman, Karl Barth, and Donald Bloesch. Looking at the contemporary church, the current movement known as the "New Monasticism" is discussed and evaluated in light of Protestant monastic history.
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English
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Eugene
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
268 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60608-173-0 (9781606081730)
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Greg Peters is Associate Professor of Medieval and Spiritual Theology in the Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University. His books include The Monkhood of All Believers (2018); Marking the Church, coedited with Matt Jenson (Pickwick Publications, 2016); and Reforming the Monastery (Cascade Books, 2014).
Matt Jenson is Associate Professor of Theology in the Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University. He is coeditor with Greg Peters of Marking the Church (Pickwick Publications, 2016), coauthor of The Church (2010), and author of The Gravity of Sin (2007).