In the spirit of happiness / the Monks of New Skete.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : Little, Brown, c1999.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 335 , [2] p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0316578517
- 9780316578516
- 255.81 21 M749i
- BX388.N48 M65 1999
- 11.53
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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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