{"product_id":"western-monastic-spirituality-cassian-caesarius-of-arles-and-benedict-paperback","title":"Western Monastic Spirituality: Cassian, Caesarius of Arles, and Benedict - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Haight\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlfred Pach\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAmanda Avila Kaminski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWestern Monastic Spirituality \u003c\/i\u003epresents three authors as individuals, certainly, but also as textual informants who, like road markers, represent a line of the development of a Western monastic spiritual tradition. John Cassian (ca. 360-435) helped bring the wisdom of northern Egyptian ascetical life of the late fourth century to southern France in the early fifth century. Caesarius of Arles (468\/470-542), drawing on his own monastic experience and Augustine's monastic rule, composed a rule for a women's monastery in the city of Arles. Not many years later, Benedict wrote the most influential rule in Western monasticism, one that still regulates the lives of monks today all over the world. These three texts, when looked at serially and together, offer a theology of monastic spirituality, an example of a relatively short but comprehensive early monastic rule, and a present day Benedictine interpretation of how Benedict's monastic spirituality can be summed up in a short present day digest of his rule. Reflection on early Western monasticism retrieves some basic Christian spiritual values that should inform life today outside the monastery in a busy, secular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Haight (Edited By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoger Haight, S.J. \u003c\/b\u003eis a Visiting Professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He has written several books in the area of fundamental theology. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he is a past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfred Pach (Edited By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlfred Pach III \u003c\/b\u003eis an Associate Professor of Medical Sciences and Global Health at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and an MDiv in Psychology and Religion from Union Theological Seminary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Avila Kaminski (Edited By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAmanda Avila Kaminski \u003c\/b\u003eis an Assistant Professor of Theology at Texas Lutheran University, where she also leads the faith, diversity, and culture track in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship. She has written extensively in this area of Christian spirituality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783045447968,"sku":"9781531502164","price":18.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a9cd826f719dab11bf6f7912312f6ee4.webp?v=1780578758","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/western-monastic-spirituality-cassian-caesarius-of-arles-and-benedict-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}