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1	Thoughts in Solitude more books like this by Thomas Merton add to wishlist This collection of meditations, reflecting on the spiritual life and the love of solitude, form a sequel to "No man is an Island". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Introduction to Zen Buddhism more books like this by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki add to wishlist This reissued introduction presents the nature, technique and practice of Zen. A Japanese Zen master, Dr Suzuki taught regularly in the USA and Europe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
3	An Infinity of Little Hours: Five Young Men and Their Trial of Faith in the Western World's Most Austere Monastic Order more books like this by Nancy Klein Maguire add to wishlist This riveting chronicle of an unimaginably difficult spiritual journey offers an unprecedented look inside a secretive world unchanged since medieval times. In 1960, five young men arrived at the imposing gates of Parkminster in West Sussex, the largest centre of the most rigorous and ascetic monastic order in the Western world: the Carthusians. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A time to keep silence more books like this by Patrick Leigh Fermor add to wishlist Those who know the author as a man of action and a travel writer of distinction will find here a different kind of journey but with the same fine art of description and reflection, for it is a graphic account of his travels to the Benedictine abbey of St Wandrille, the abbey of Solesmes, the Cistercian monastery of La Grande Trappe, and the rock ... see all copies from $4.30! new only from $7.17! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The cloister walk more books like this by Kathleen Norris add to wishlist Kathleen Norris spent the better part of a year living among Benedictine monks at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, closely observing their customs, dress, ceremonies, and even their sexuality. The men and women who have chosen the cloistered life provide a counterpoint to the secular world that is often misunderstood. Norris uses the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	New Monasticism: What It Has to Say to Today's Church more books like this by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove add to wishlist New Monasticism is a growing movement of committed Christians who are recovering the radical discipleship of monasticism and unearthing a fresh expression of Christianity in America. It's not centered in a traditional monastery--many New Monastics are married with children--but instead its members live radically, settling in abandoned sections of ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95! \| SVS
7	Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America more books like this by John J Fialka add to wishlist Wall Street Journal reporter John Fialka sets out to illuminate nuns as "America's first feminists," and through interviews and statistics, he seeks to reveal why women have begun to disappear from Catholic life. see all copies from $3.96! new only from $14.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Unveiled: The Hidden Lives of Nuns more books like this by Cheryl L Reed add to wishlist What do nuns really think about life, death, love, sex, faith, friendship, guilt, regret, loss, motherhood, feminism, and the modern world and all its conveniences and luxuries? A candid, fascinating, and revealing look at life in (and out of) the convent--by an award-winning investigative journalist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages more books like this by C H Lawrence add to wishlist For a thousand years the monasteries and religious orders played a major role in the society, economy and culture of the west. This book traces the Western monastic tradition in its social context, from its fourth-century origins in the deserts of Egypt and Syria through to the many and various forms of religious life it assumed during the Middle ... see all copies from $2.32! new only from $39.93! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Gifts of the Desert: The Forgotten Path of Christian Spirituality more books like this by Kyriacos C Markides add to wishlist In his previous book, The Mountain of Silence, Markides introduced us to the essential spiritual nature of Eastern Orthodoxy in a series of lively conversations with Father Maximos the widely revered charismatic Orthodox bishop and former abbot of the isolated monastery on Mount Athos. In GIFTS OF THE DESERT, Markides continues his ... see all copies from $24.70! new only from $80.62!
11 view cover	The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages more books like this by Joan Chittister add to wishlist Benedict of Nursia and his famous "Rule" remain the guiding principles for many religious communities today. see all copies from $3.88! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
12 view cover	In the Spirit of Happiness more books like this by Monks of New Skete add to wishlist Through an examination of their daily routines, the Monks of New Skete suggest that growth and happiness can come from the challenges of living in a spiritual community. They include brief bits about the history of monasticism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.88! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Seeking God : the way of St. Benedict more books like this by Esther De Waal add to wishlist This is an introduction to life under the rule of St Benedict. It is divided into chapters on "St Benedict", "The Invitation", "Listening", "Stability", "Change", "Balance", "Material Things", "People", "Authority" and "Praying". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Monk Swimming more books like this by Malachy McCourt add to wishlist An entertaining memoir of a rollicking life in New York of an Irish immigrant. The title is derived from the young Malachy's mishearing of the words 'amongst women' in Hail Mary. Malachy McCourt, younger brother to Frank, had his childhood portrayed in the much loved best-selling book, Angela's Ashes. Here he tells the story of his own hell ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Double Crossed: Uncovering the Catholic Church's Betrayal of American Nuns more books like this by Kenneth A Briggs add to wishlist In this expos of the Catholic Church's betrayal of American nuns, journalist Briggs contends that the fast disappearance of nuns in the United States is a direct outcome of promises made to them by the Second Vatican Council that were quickly broken. see all copies from $45.00!
16 view cover	Men Astutely Trained: A History of the Jesuits in the American Century more books like this by Peter McDonough add to wishlist Drawing on archive material, interviews and first-hand observation, McDonough traces the history of the Jesuits through the social changes of the 20th century in America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Habit: A History of the Clothing of Catholic Nuns more books like this by Elizabeth Kuhns add to wishlist This history of nuns and their habits emphasizes the symbolism of nuns' clothing, which has changed with the times over the years, reflecting attitudes toward women. The author also writes in depth about the changes nuns have experienced in recent years as they, increasingly, live outside the convent, become more active in public life, and dress ... see all copies from $5.48! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Buddhist Monastic Life: According to the Texts of the Theravada Tradition more books like this by Mohan Wijayaratna, Claude Grangier (Translator), Steven Collins (Translator) add to wishlist This book provides a brief yet detailed account of the ideal way of life prescribed for Buddhist monks and nuns in the Pali texts of the Theravada school of Buddhism. The author describes the way in which the Buddha's disciples institutionalized his teachings about such things as food, dress, money, chastity, solitude and discipleship. This ... see all copies from $10.90! new only from $37.45! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism more books like this by Douglas Burton-Christie add to wishlist The growing scholarly attention in recent years to the religious world of late antiquity has focused new attention on the quest for holiness by the strange, compelling, often obscure early Christian monks known as the desert fathers. Yet until now, little attention has been given to one of the most vital dimensions of their spirituality: their ... see all copies from $22.50! new only from $44.56! \| SVS
20 view cover	Mount Athos: Renewal in Paradise more books like this by Graham Speake add to wishlist Mount Athos, a spectacularly beautiful rocky peninsula jutting out from the coast of northeastern Greece, has been a monastic preserve since the ninth century. Known as the Holy Mountain, it serves as the centre of monasticism for all the Eastern Orthodox churches and remains fundamentally unchanged despite the storms of political and religious ... see all copies from $13.45! new only from $24.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Downtown Monks: Sketches of God in the City more books like this by Albert Holtz, O.S.B. (Illustrator) add to wishlist Downtown Monks tells a remarkable story of remarkable people. In the heart of downtown Newark, New Jersey, stands a monastery where Benedictine monks have lived, prayed, and taught for almost 150 years. They still wear their traditional robes, and they still rise to pray while most of the city sleeps, but theirs is no cloistered life. By turning ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Beyond the Walls: Monastic Wisdom for Everyday Life more books like this by Paul Wilkes add to wishlist Subtitle, Monastic Wisdom for Everyday Life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $45.50! \| first editions
23 view cover	Grace in the Desert: Awakening to the Gifts of Monastic Life more books like this by Dennis Patrick Slattery, Thomas Moore (Foreword by) add to wishlist In this powerful book, travel along with Dennis Patrick Slattery as he sets off on a three-month pilgrimage, during which he struggles with his identity; his role as a father and husband, teacher and believer; as well as the life and death of his father. Throughout his stays at twelve monasteries and retreat centers, Slattery seeks the refuge of ... see all copies from $6.25! new only from $9.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Alone with God more books like this by Dom Jean LeClercq, Thomas Merton (Preface by) add to wishlist Upon the recommendation of a Scottish publisher, we are reprinting as a single volume this most critically acclaimed and popular of modern Camaldolese books. It is a guide to the hermit way of life, based on the teaching of Blessed Paul Giustiniani and featuring a memorable preface by Thomas Merton. Jean Leclerq, O.S.B. (1911-1993) is widely ... see all copies from $11.68! new only from $11.68! \| first editions
25 view cover	Ascetics and Ambassadors of Christ more books like this by John Binns add to wishlist The monasteries of the Jerusalem desert were famous throughout the Byzantine Christian world. Yet whilst much has been written about their counterparts in Egypt and Syria, this book is the first to provide a comprehensive study of the monastic movement in Palestine during the Byzantine period, from the accession of Constantine to the fall of ... see all copies from $31.49! new only from $33.15! \| SVS

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