Strangers to the City: Reflections on the Beliefs and Values of the Rule of St. Benedict - Paperback (Voices from the Monastery)

Casey, Michael

ISBN 10: 1557254605 / ISBN 13: 9781557254603

Published by Paraclete Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Strangers to the City: Reflections on the Beliefs and Values of the Rule of St. Benedict - Paperback (Voices from the Monastery)
• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557254605
• ISBN 13: 9781557254603
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Michael Casey, a monk and scholar who has been publishing his wise teachings on the Rule of St. Benedict for decades, turns to the particular Benedictine values that he considers most urgent for Christians to incorporate into their lives today.

Eloquent and incisive, Casey invites readers to accept that gospel living - seen in the light of the Rule - involves accepting the challenge of being different from the secular culture around us. He encourages readers to set clear goals and objectives, to be honest about the practical ways in which priorities may have to change to meet these goals, and to have the courage to implement these changes both daily and for the future.

Casey presents thoughtful reflections on the beliefs and values of asceticism, silence, leisure, reading, chastity, and poverty - putting these traditional Benedictine values into the context of modern life and the spiritual aspirations of people today. Strangers to the City is a book for all who are interested in learning more about the dynamics of spiritual growth from the monastic experience.

About the Author

Michael Casey, OCSO, has been a monk of Tarrawarra Abbey, Australia, since 1960. After completing a degree in Scripture at Leuven, he received his doctorate from Melbourne College of Divinity for a study of desire for God in the writings of Bernard of Clairvaux. For the past decades he has been engaged in exploring different aspects of monastic spirituality, writing, and giving conferences throughout the English-speaking monastic world.