| Wisdom: The Good Life: Wisdom Literature and the Rule of Benedict Contributor(s): Nowell, Irene (Author), Klassen, John (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0814645534 ISBN-13: 9780814645536 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Christianity - Saints & Sainthood - Religion | Ecumenism & Interfaith |
| Dewey: 223 |
| LCCN: 2016054421 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.25 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: We all want to live well, but how can we put that desire into action? With thoughtful reflection on the biblical wisdom writers and the Rule of Benedict, Irene Nowell shows us how we too can live the good life. Each chapter includes reflection questions and meditative prayers, guiding us on a renewed journey toward wisdom and encouraging us to embody this wisdom more in our daily lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nowell, Irene: - Irene Nowell, OSB, is a Benedictine of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, where she has lived for almost sixty years. An accomplished theologian and biblical scholar, Nowell is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association and the author of Numbers (of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary); Sing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary; Women in the Old Testament; and Pleading, Cursing, Praising; all published by Liturgical Press. She is also a member of the editorial board of Give Us This Day (Liturgical Press). |