From the Tools of Good Works to the Heart of Humility
A Commentary on Chapters 4-7 of Benedict's Rule
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2017
258 pages
978-0-8146-4685-4 (ISBN)
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In a new volume of her exegetical commentary, Sr. Aquinata Böckmann explores chapters 4-7 of the Rule of St. Benedict. They contain Benedict's instruction of how to learn and live the spiritual art of monastic life that is focused on Christ. In her close reading of the text and its sources she pursues questions such as the following: How do general Christian rules help us to live in community? How does obedience lead us closer to Christ? How does silence build community? How does humility deepen our love for Christ and those around us? Never losing sight of the reality of monastic life, Sr. Aquinata weaves together Benedict's wisdom and today's challenges to show the crucial spiritual elements of his Rule.
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From the Tools of Good Works to the Heart of Humility
A Commentary on Chapters 4-7 of Benedict?s Rule
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Aquinata Böckmann, OSB, PhD, is a member of the Benedictine Missionary Sisters of Tutzing, Germany. She has taught in Rome since 1973 at the Pontifical Institute for Spirituality and Moral Theology Regina Mundi and as the first woman professor at Sant' Anselmo. She is the author of Perspectives on the Rule of Saint Benedict, Around the Monastic Table, and A Listening Community, all published by Liturgical Press.
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Contents
Preface.
Chapter 4: The Instruments of Good Works
Chapter 5: On Obedience
Chapter 6: On Keeping Silent
Chapter 7: About Humility
Conclusion
List of Abbreviations
Bibliographies
I. Editions of the Rule of Benedict and of the Rule of the Master
II. Patristic and Monastic Texts
III Secondary Sources and Studies
Index of Subjects, Authors, and Works
Index of RB References
Index of Hebrew Scriptures: Old Testament
Index of Christian Scriptures: New Testament
Preface.
Chapter 4: The Instruments of Good Works
Chapter 5: On Obedience
Chapter 6: On Keeping Silent
Chapter 7: About Humility
Conclusion
List of Abbreviations
Bibliographies
I. Editions of the Rule of Benedict and of the Rule of the Master
II. Patristic and Monastic Texts
III Secondary Sources and Studies
Index of Subjects, Authors, and Works
Index of RB References
Index of Hebrew Scriptures: Old Testament
Index of Christian Scriptures: New Testament
