From the Tools of Good Works to the Heart of Humility: A Commentary on Chapters 4-7 of Benedict's Rule

Böckmann OSB PhD, Aquinata

ISBN 10: 0814646611 / ISBN 13: 9780814646618

Published by Liturgical Press, 2017

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pp. 288.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From the Tools of Good Works to the Heart of Humility: A Commentary on Chapters 4-7 of Benedict's Rule
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814646611
• ISBN 13: 9780814646618
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In a new volume of her exegetical commentary, Sr. Aquinata Böckmann explores chapters 4–7 of the Rule of St. Benedict. They contain Benedict’s instruction of how to learn and live the spiritual art of monastic life that is focused on Christ. In her close reading of the text and its sources she pursues questions such as the following: How do general Christian rules help us to live in community? How does obedience lead us closer to Christ? How does silence build community? How does humility deepen our love for Christ and those around us? Never losing sight of the reality of monastic life, Sr. Aquinata weaves together Benedict’s wisdom and today’s challenges to show the crucial spiritual elements of his Rule.

About the Author

Aquinata Böckmann, OSB, PhD, is a member of the Benedictine Missionary Sisters of Tutzing, Germany. She has taught in Rome since 1973 at the Pontifical Institute for Spirituality and Moral Theology Regina Mundi and as the first woman professor at Sant' Anselmo. She is the author of Perspectives on the Rule of Saint Benedict, Around the Monastic Table, and A Listening Community, all published by Liturgical Press.