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Feiss, Hugh

 
9780060624828: Essential Monastic Wisdom: Writings on the Contemplative Life
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0060624825 ISBN 13 : 9780060624828
Editeur : HarperOne, 2000

Synopsis

For everyone seeking to experience some of the deep tranquility of contemplative life, this artfully crafted guide brings together concise selections from the great writings of the tradition, from Saint Benedict to Thomas Merton. It explores all the essential ingredients of monastic life in brief chapters on such themes as speech, humility, discernment, patience, longing, and love. By providing a brief account of how monastic life evolved and the best examples of monastic writing through the centuries, from the desert fathers to the medieval nuns Julian and Hildegard to John Chittister today, Father Hugh Feiss offers a rich treasury of monastic wisdom on living a full life.

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À propos de l'auteur

Fr. Hugh Feiss, O.S.B., has been a Benedictine monk for over thirty-five years. He is a teacher, scholar, author, and translator whose works include several studies of the monastic tradition.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

For everyone seeking to experience some of the deep tranquility of contemplative life, this artfully crafted guide brings together concise selections from the great writings of the tradition, from Saint Benedict to Thomas Merton. It explores all the essential ingredients of monastic life in brief chapters on such themes as speech, humility, discernment, patience, longing, and love. By providing a brief account of how monastic life evolved and the best examples of monastic writing through the centuries, from the desert fathers to the medieval nuns Julian and Hildegard to John Chittister today, Father Hugh Feiss offers a rich treasury of monastic wisdom on living a full life.

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Éditeur
HarperOne
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0060624825
ISBN 13 
9780060624828
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
HarperCollins Publishers
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