The monastic rules / Augustine of Hippo; with a foreword by George Lawless and a commentary by Gerald Bonner ; translation and notes by Sister Agatha Mary and Gerald Bonner ; edited by Boniface Ramsey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Latin Series: Augustine, Works ; v. 4.Publication details: Hyde Park, N.Y. : New City Press, 2004.Description: 149 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1565481305
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 255 22 Au45m c.1, c.2
LOC classification:
  • BX 2904 .Z5 M66 2004
Contents:
Foreword. The Rule of Saint Augustine. Three treatises: work, marriage, virginity. Epistles. Sermons to the people: the life of clerics. Expositions of the Psalms -- Background of Augustine's Rules -- The author of the rules -- The spirit of the rule -- The Ordo monasterii -- The Praeceptum -- Letter 210 (Bonus est dominus) -- The Obiurgatio -- The Regularis informatio.
Holdings
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Books Books Tantur Ecumenical Institute Library Main Collection (Lower Floor) 255 Au45m c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SS000872679
Books Books Tantur Ecumenical Institute Library Main Collection (Lower Floor) 255 Au45m c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Contains translations of 4 documents associated with, though not necessarily written by, August of Hippo: the Ordo monasterii, the Praeceptum, the Obiurgatio, and the Regularis informatio.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword. The Rule of Saint Augustine. Three treatises: work, marriage, virginity. Epistles. Sermons to the people: the life of clerics. Expositions of the Psalms -- Background of Augustine's Rules -- The author of the rules -- The spirit of the rule -- The Ordo monasterii -- The Praeceptum -- Letter 210 (Bonus est dominus) -- The Obiurgatio -- The Regularis informatio.

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