| Centered on Christ: A Guide to Monastic Profession Volume 5 Contributor(s): Roberts, Augustine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879070749 ISBN-13: 9780879070748 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2005 Annotation: Hidden in every human heart is a monk. For men and women in the cloister and in the world, Augustine Roberts explores the inner meaning of the conver-satio morum, conversion of life, that underlies benedictine life. The first, spanish, edition of this book drew heavily on novitiate notes by Thomas Merton; in this third, completely revised edition, the author takes into account two new factors--Vita Consecrata, Pope John Paul ll's 1996 Apostolic Exhortation, and the postmodern secularization which has deeply affected Christians. By clarifying various aspects of monastic living, Augustine Roberts explains how the signs of monastic living and commitments of monastic profession relate to the evangelical counsels, Jesus's invitation to leave all things and follow him. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 248.894 |
| LCCN: 2005013535 |
| Series: Monastic Wisdom |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.81" W x 8.67" (0.90 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Catholic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Hidden in every human heart is a monk." For men and women in the cloister and in the world, Augustine Roberts explores the inner meaning of the conversatio morum, conversion of life, that underlies Benedictine life. The first, Spanish, edition of this book drew heavily on novitiate notes by Thomas Merton; in this third, completely revised edition, the author takes into account two new factors 'Vita Consecrata, Pope John Paul II's 1996 Apostolic Exhortation, and the postmodern secularization which has deeply affected Christians. By clarifying various aspects of monastic living, Augustine Roberts explains how the signs of monastic living and commitments of monastic profession relate to the "evangelical counsels," Jesus's invitation to leave all things and follow him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Olivera, Bernardo: - Bernardo Olivera, OCSO, is abbot of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Azul, Argentina. He served as Abbot General of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance from 1990 to 2008. Dom Bernardo is author of How Far to Follow? The Martyrs of Atlas (Cistercian Publications), as well as many books published in South America.Roberts, Augustine: - Augustine Roberts, OCSO, has been a Trappist monk since the early 1950s. After serving as abbot of St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, he became Procurator General of the Trappist Order. In the 1960s he was one of the founders of the first abbey of his Order in South America, later serving as its abbot. Today he is a much sought-after guide, called to help many communities in the delicate task of adapting the perennial monastic way of life to the needs of the twenty-first century. |