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Benedict Backwards

Reading the Rule in the Twenty-First Century

  • Paperback
  • 144 pages
  • Publisher: Liturgical Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 0.8 cm

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For those seeking deeper understanding of monastic life

Reveals insights from the final chapters of the Rule

You will gain a new perspective on community and faith

Benedict Backwards offers a fresh perspective on the Rule of Benedict through its last chapters.

In Benedict Backwards, Terrence Kardong builds the case that the Rule of Benedict is best read backwards, that is, with emphasis on the last chapters, not the first ones. Benedict starts out dependent on the Rule of the Master, but he ends on a much more self-assured note, revealing more about his own thoughts on matters of monastic life. Kardong shows the final chapters of the Rule are primarily about community, and they provide insight into Benedict s vision for his monks.

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  • Author

    Terrence G. Kardong

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Liturgical Press

  • Published

    March 2017

  • Weight

    205g

  • Page Count

    144

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 0.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780814646182

  • ISBN-10

    0814646182

  • Eden Code

    4503634

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