Exploring the Rule of Benedict: Introduction
The following series of posts is based on my exploration of the Rule of Saint Benedict. Being part of a church which falls under the rubric of the “New Monasticism“, naturally an exploration of the...
View ArticleExploring the Rule of Benedict §1: Historical Backgrounds of the Rule
While the Rule of Benedict itself does not name its author, all historical sources identify the author as Benedict of Nursia (ca. 480–543). The main sources we have about the life of Benedict are the...
View ArticleExploring the Rule of Benedict §2: Biblical Sources and Trajectories of the Rule
The Rule of Benedict is saturated throughout with biblical quotations and allusions. Like many of the theological and spiritual writings of the premodern era (and distinctly unlike many of those in the...
View ArticleExploring the Rule of Benedict §3: Distinctives and Contributions of the...
While the spirituality of the Rule of Benedict is multifaceted, there are two basic principles of Benedictine spirituality that have been identified by the followers of Saint Benedict. The first is...
View ArticleExploring the Rule of Benedict §4: Contemporary Protestant Approriations of...
In the last number of years, there are a variety of different protestant communities and churches that have come together in ways that resemble and glean from the Benedictine way. This movement has...
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