The labour of obedience : the Benedictines of Pershore, Nashdom and Elmore - a history / Petà Dunstan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunstan, Petà.

Contributor:

Anglo-Catholic History Society.

Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benedictines--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Benedictines.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xii, 216 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Norwich : Canterbury Press in association with the Anglo-Catholic History Society, 2009.

Summary:

The Labour of Obedience is a significant study of Anglican Benedictine life in those years of the 20th century when Anglo-Catholicism flourished, in the Church of England, playing a key part in its history and in shaping Anglican identity Through its theology and spirituality, in its social action and its influence in church politics.

For the Anglo-Papalist wing of this movement, concerned for the return of the Church to the authentic spiritual depths of the Christian tradition and the reconciliation of all Christians into one Church under Papal leadership, religious life was a vital component. The Rule of St Benedict seemed best to fit the structures and worship of the Church of England and fostered stability of purpose among those who would transform the Church. After some false starts, the community at Pershore was established, fulfilling this, vision. Moving to Nashdom, it gathered strength and vitality, becoming a force-to be reckoned with in the wider Church and ultimately shaping the identity of Anglo-Papalism.

Its history therefore is of far wider significance than a mere charting of one Religious community. Pet ̉Dunstan relates a history that begins with a moment of great drama and is often characterized by larger than life figures.

Contents:

1 The Legacy of Secession 1

2 The Journey to Pershore 11

3 Struggling to Survive 26

4 Growing under Pressure 41

5 Manoeuvres around the Episcopate 58

6 Propagating by Cloisters 74

7 Settling at Nashdom 92

8 Ecumenism and Expansion 111

9 Rising to Challenges 129

10 Unravelling an Identity 149

11 A New Beginning 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charlton Yarnall Fund.

ISBN:

9781853119743

1853119741

OCLC:

291344910

Publisher Number:

99935758207