The Spirit of Simplicity
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0722X8RLZ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 326 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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While written for monks, it is--like The Rule of Saint Benedict--filled with wisdom for all. Bernard's works, it remains a kind of classic Cistercian Life 101." --From the preface by Abbot Elias Dietz, O.C.S.O., The Abbey of Gethsemani . Abbot Elias Dietz places these classic essays in their context and provides contemporary resources for further study and practical application." --Jonathan Montaldo, General editor of the Fons Vitae Thomas Merton Series "Well over a half-century old, The Spirit of Simplicity is a remarkably approachable text, and it is still able to serve its original purpose as an en
(1858-1935), was a French Trappist abbot and religious writer. Chautard was later responsible for new foundations in Belgium and Latin America. In 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis. He was integral in the expansion of his Cistercian Order, even achieving the purchase o
A dozen photographs of Cistercian architecture illustrate how principles of simplicity are incorporated into Cistercian daily life. In Part 2, Merton opens up the teachings of St. "Only a very inadequate idea of exterior simplicity can be arrived at if we do not trace it back to its true source: interior simplicity. Without this, our resolution to practice exterior simplicity would be without light, without love …," Chautard wrote at the beginning of the book. In the history of our faith, there have been no more eloquent voices calling us back to simplicity than the monks of the Cistercian Order, from Bernard of Clairvaux to Chautard to Merton—all of whom contribute to this powerful book. He is writing to his fellow Cistercians, but he might as well be speaking to twenty-first century Christians. Few people have ever seen or heard of The Spirit of Simplicity: it has been hidden for almo