A Life-Giving Way: A Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict
Esther de Waal in simple and practical terms, writing on how the Rule of St. Benedict has shaped her life, takes the reader chapter by chapter through the Rule. She details how profoundly biblical it is and how this text, which has formed the way of life of Benedictines and other monastics since...
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Esther de Waal in simple and practical terms, writing on how the Rule of St. Benedict has shaped her life, takes the reader chapter by chapter through the Rule. She details how profoundly biblical it is and how this text, which has formed the way of life of Benedictines and other monastics since the sixth century, also serves as guide for lay people of all denominations.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780814623589 (0814623581)
Publish date: November 1st 1995
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Pages no: 255
Edition language: English
I'm a Benedictine oblate, so I never get tired of reading commentaries on the Rule of Saint Benedict in English. Esther de Waal's commentaries are as good as it gets, though Kathleen Norris and Joan Chittister don't have anything to be ashamed of. For people somewhat familiar with Christian spiritua...