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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Russian monastic culture	Tom E. Dykstra	Many historians believe medieval Russian monks were predominantly peasants meekly obeying upper class abbots, while others assert monastery brotherhoods were elitist, composed primarily of form…	OL11710896W
Medieval monasticism	Giles Constable,Giles Constable	xv, 347 pages ; 25 cm	OL12622362W
Seeking God	Esther De Waal	For over fifteen hundred years St. Benedict's Rule has been a source of guidance, support, inspiration, challenge, comfort and discomfort for men and women. It has helped both those living under mona…	OL13133W
Le Monachisme primitif	Vincent Desprez	634 pages ; 22 cm	OL13422841W
Legacy of the founders	Nicki Verploegen	Have you ever wondered what the difference between the Franciscans and Jesuits is? Have you been curious about how a monk's life differs from a missionary's and about the origins of these traditions?…	OL16529875W
Acedia & me	Kathleen Norris	Kathleen Norris's masterpiece: a personal and moving memoir that resurrects the ancient term acedia, or soul-weariness, and brilliantly explores its relevancy to the modern individual and culture.	OL1838504W
Who is the Dalai Lama?	Dana Meachen Rau	"Get to know the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today. Two-year-old Lhamo Thondup never imagined he would be anything other than an ordinary child, but…	OL19736989W
The proud sinner	Priscilla Royal	In the winter of 1282, as snow and ice ravage East Anglia, seven abbots are riding to meet a papal legate in Norfolk, each hoping to make a case for being raised to a bishopric at the next vacancy. O…	OL20047768W
Where do priests come from?	Elizabeth Ficocelli	1 v. (unpaged) : 22 cm	OL22424408W
Perspectives on the Rule of St. Benedict	Marianne Burkhard,Aquinata Bockmann	"A commentary on parts of the Rule of St. Benedict (prologue and chapters 53, 58, 72, and 73)"--Provided by publisher.	OL23886696W
Pelagia and the black monk	B. Akunin	Sister Pelagia, bespectacled, freckled, woefully clumsy and possessed of a not very nunnish aptitude for solving crimes, returns in a tale of monastic intrigue, murder and adventure.	OL24421033W
Come to the Mountain	William Meninger	[12], 150 pages : 23 x 23 cm	OL25875994W
In context	Mark O'Keefe	The Spanish world of the sixteenth century -- The city of Ávila -- Honor, social class, and poverty -- Reform of the Church and religious orders -- The Carmelites -- The Monastery of the Incarnation …	OL28767316W
The Life of Antony	Athanasius Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria	An Encomium on Saint Anthony by John of Schmun A letter to the Disciples of Antony by Serapion of ThmuisInstrumental in the conversion of many, including St. Augustine, The Life of Antony provided th…	OL3102558W
Religious Life in America	Sean D. Sammon	xix, 204 p. ; 21 cm	OL3353062W
The birth of a movement	David Flood	xx, 151 pages ; 21 cm	OL5653405W
In American Vineyards	Rosemarian V. Staudacher	In the U. S there are scores of priests and religious doing the variety of work which needs to be done in this particular "vineyard" of the Lord. Some were founded in the U. S., epecially for duties …	OL7362107W
Forsaken soul	Priscilla Royal	MEDIEVAL MYSTERY: On a remote East Anglian coast stands Tyndal Priory, home to a rare monastic order where men and women live and work together in close proximity. Twenty-year-old Eleanor of Wynethor…	OL8455088W
Historia de Sancto Cuthberto	Ted Johnson South	"While it retains many of the trappings of a traditional saint's life, the Historia de Sancto Cuthberto is also a remarkable record of the political activities and property acquisitions of a powerful…	OL8663820W
Religious Life And English Culture In The Reformation	Marjo Kaartinen	"The early sixteenth century saw the dissolution of religious houses in England and the dispersion of thousands of monks, nuns, and friars. According to contemporary propaganda, religious houses were…	OL9269373W