Oneness : the dynamics of monasticism / edited by Stephen Platten.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Platten, Stephen, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monastic and religious life--21st century.

Monastic and religious life.

Physical Description:

xiii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : SCM Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Oneness" considers the role small-group monastic life plays within the life of the contemporary church. Using a focus on the life, practice and history of the Shepherds Law community as a starting point, the book broadens the discussion to consider the how such communities negotiate the boundary between the solitary life and life within their community.

Contents:

Foreword / Justin Welby

Prologue / Diarmaid MacCulloch

Part 1. Setting the Scene :

Introduction / Stephen Platten

1. Religious communities and their citizenship / George Guiver

2. Northumbria's long tradition / Sarah Foot

3. Father William's baton / Petà Dunstan

4. Sheperds Law : the story so far / Stephen Platten

Part 2. Unfolding the Mystery :

5. The skete / Andrew Louth

6. Francis of Assisi : a hermit and his hermitages / Brother Nicholas Alan Worssam SSF

7. The monastic sacrament in life, liturgy, saints and buildings / George Guiver

8. Gregorian chant and monastic life / Dom Xavier Perrin OSB

9. Monastic architecture and the building of Shepherds Law : monastic life and architecture / Christopher Irvine and Ralph Pattisson

10. Waiting while running / George Guiver

Afterword / Rowan Williams

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780334055334

0334055334

9780334055327

0334055326

OCLC:

981115864