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In the spirit of happiness /

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Little, Brown, c1999.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 335 , [2] p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0316578517
  • 9780316578516
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 255/.81 21
LOC classification:
  • BX388.N48 M65 1999
Other classification:
  • 11.53
Contents:
The seeker -- What is monasticism? -- First fervor -- The discipline of change -- What is a monk? -- Asceticism and life -- What about techniques? -- The beginnings of Christian Monasticism -- Self-knowledge -- Sacred reading and the word -- The growth of Christian Monasticism -- Practicing sacred reading -- Pray without ceasing? -- Later developments in Monasticism -- One mind, one heart -- What does love look like? -- Whence New Skete? -- Good work -- A river of mercy -- More about New Skete -- In the end, happiness.
Summary: Along with "a history and explanation of the origins of monasticism," the Monks of New Skete present ideas on emulating aspects of the life of a monk in order to achieve human happiness.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 255.81 MON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) BX388.N48 Available 34517000188691

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321] and index.

The seeker -- What is monasticism? -- First fervor -- The discipline of change -- What is a monk? -- Asceticism and life -- What about techniques? -- The beginnings of Christian Monasticism -- Self-knowledge -- Sacred reading and the word -- The growth of Christian Monasticism -- Practicing sacred reading -- Pray without ceasing? -- Later developments in Monasticism -- One mind, one heart -- What does love look like? -- Whence New Skete? -- Good work -- A river of mercy -- More about New Skete -- In the end, happiness.

Along with "a history and explanation of the origins of monasticism," the Monks of New Skete present ideas on emulating aspects of the life of a monk in order to achieve human happiness.

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