Cave, Refectory, Road
Monastic Rhythms for Contemporary Living
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2012
104 pages
978-0-8146-3445-5 (ISBN)
Description
A new mode of Christian living is springing to life as groups of individuals and families living in the same geographic area or connected virtually share a simple rule of life. Cave, Refectory, Road explores how traditional monastic life is helping to shape a new flowering of Christian community today. It traces the roots of "new monasticism" and draws on the classic elements of monastic life to suggest how this ancient wisdom, learning, and spiritual practice might be reinterpreted for new settings.
A handbook for all who are exploring "intentional living," its rich and inspiring teaching is clustered around three themes:
The cave: the place of stillness, prayer, and withdrawal that can inspire a new engagement with the mystery of God
The refectory: how manastic practices of hospitality can create communities that make a difference in the world
The road: how the example of the friars can lead to creative and loving engagement with public life
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Ian Adams
Content
- Intro
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1 reshaping the world - bringing monastic practice, wisdom and spirituality into everyday life
- 2 ancient paths, emerging patterns - exploring monastic practices of cave, refectory and road
- 3 to the cave - monastic patterns of withdrawal and prayer opening up space for encounter beyond our experience
- 4 in the refectory - monastic practices of hospitality and commitment to locality, creating communities making an earthy difference for good
- 5 on the road - the experience of friars inspiring creative engagement in the wider world
- 6 rhythm of life - the traditional monastic rule of life reinterpreted, bringing freedom and creativity through a new understanding of time
- 7 spiritual formation - monastic learning practices and becoming more (beauti)fully human in the way of Jesus
- 8 the way of simplicity - learning from the vow of poverty
- 9 the way of devotion - learning from the vow of chastity
- 10 the way of humility - learning from the vow of obedience
- 11 the way of rootedness - learning from the vow of stability
- 12 crossing boundaries - monastic patterns of life and reaching out beyond what we know
- references and further reading
- websites
