The Foundations Of Western Monasticism Athanasius St Benedict by Athanasius, St. & Benedict, St., Abbot Of Monte Cassino & Bernard Of Clairvaux, St., 1115-1153 & Fahey, William Edmund, Ph.d. [athanasius, St. & Benedict, St., Abbot Of Monte Cassino & Bernard Of Clairvaux, St., 1115-1153 & Fahey, William Edmund, Ph.d.] 9780895551993, 0895551993 instant download after payment.

St. Antony of the Desert, St. Benedict of
Nursia, and St. Bernard of Clairvaux rise above all other figures in
Catholic history as guides. To travel with them and to seek a view upon
the heights of their personal holiness and wisdom is to secure passage
into the rich and complex world of monasticism. Monasticism distills the
essence of Catholic spirituality for all time and for all Christians.
The Foundations of Western Monasticism, the latest addition to our TAN
Classics, concentrates on three of the finest Christian texts available
and will provide both first-time and advanced readers with an essential
review of Christian monasticism and the foundational principles of
Catholic prayer life, spiritual combat, contemplation, and communal
living. These three texts, The Life of St. Antony, the Holy Rule of St.
Benedict, and St. Bernard's Twelve Degrees of Humility and Pride, are
offered to the reader as a simple and short path to the essence of
Christian monasticism and authentic Christian teaching. St. Antony is
presented as monasticism's foremost Founding Father, St. Benedict as its
greatest Law-giver, and St. Bernard as its most daring Mystic. Taken
together, these men and their writings will allow the reader to ascend
the very heights of Christian monasticism and arrive at certain firm
principles by which to evaluate and deepen his commitment to the
Faith.Foundations of Western Monasticism also includes introductions and
reading lists provided by Dr. William Edmund Fahey, Fellow and
President of Thomas More College. A Benedictine oblate, Dr. Fahey has
provided a new translation of the famous Rule of St. Benedict.