Oneness: The Dynamics of Monasticism - Softcover

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-Comes at a time of increasing interest in religious communities and alternative contemporary approaches to monasticism-Includes contributions from noteworthy historians and theologians- A fresh approach, using the Shepherds Law community as a lens through which to view the place of the religious community in the world and church today. Oneness considers the role monastic life plays within the life of the contemporary church.Using a focus on the life, practice and history of the Shepherds Law community as a starting point, the book broadens the discussion to consider how such communities negotiate the boundary between the solitary life and life within their community.With a foreword from Justin Welby and an afterword from Rowan Williams. Table of Contents:Foreword by Archbishop Justin Welby Prologue by Diarmaid MacCullochPart 1: Setting the SceneIntroduction - Stephen Platten 1. Religious Communities and Their Citizenship - George Guiver2. Northumbria's Long Tradition - Sarah Foot3. Father William's Baton - Peta Dunstan4. Shepherds Law: The Story so Far - Stephen PlattenPart 2: Unfolding the Mystery5. The Skete - Andrew Louth6. Francis of Assisi: A Hermit and His Hermitages - Brother Nicholas Alan Worssam SSF7. The Monastic Sacrament in Life, Liturgy, Saints and Buildings - George Guiver 8. Gregorian Chant and Monastic Life - Dom Xavier Perrin OSB 9. Monastic Architecture and the Building of Shepherds Law: Monastic Life and Architecture - Christopher Irvine and Ralph Pattison 10. Waiting While Running - George Guiver Afterword by Rowan Williams

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