{"product_id":"benedictine-options-learning-to-live-from-the-sons-and-daughters-of-saints-benedict-and-scholastica-paperback","title":"Benedictine Options: Learning to Live from the Sons and Daughters of Saints Benedict and Scholastica - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Henry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou want insights for living? Look to people whose understandings have been practiced for fifteen hundred years. Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica, his twin sister, established a flexible pattern that has adopted, adapted, challenged--and outlived--myriad cultures. Their sons and daughters today, who devote their time and talents to the \"school for the Lord's service\" launched by the Rule of Benedict, demonstrate a whole range of options that are accessible to anyone. It is a mistake to think that \"forsaking the world\" is the Benedictine option. Options (plural) are, instead, \"for the sake of the world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Henry was professor of religion at Swarthmore College from 1967 to 1984 and executive director of the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research from 1984 to 2004. In retirement he is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eSt. Cloud Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his books are \u003ci\u003eNew Directions in New Testament Study\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFor the Sake of the World: The Spirit of Buddhist and Christian Monasticism \u003c\/i\u003e(with Donald Swearer); \u003ci\u003eBenedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict\u003c\/i\u003e (editor); and \u003ci\u003eFlashes of Grace: 33 Encounters with God\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.52 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767739187488,"sku":"9780814666814","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d99c38cd5a725ef04b982189aed291cc.webp?v=1780316434","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/benedictine-options-learning-to-live-from-the-sons-and-daughters-of-saints-benedict-and-scholastica-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}