{"product_id":"a-life-giving-way-esther-de-waal-9780814623589","title":"A Life-Giving Way: A Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict","description":"\u003cp\u003eEsther de Waal comes to the Rule of St. Benedict as a lay woman who has studied the Rule and striven to live it. Benedict has been for her both supportive and challenging, both guide and prophet. His Rule asks not for blind obedience and conformity but for personal responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the Rule offers much to those seeking a pattern to the structure of their day-to-day, exterior life, which de Waal's previous commentaries have addressed, this commentary focuses on what Benedict tells us about the interior life. It takes the shape of prayerful reflections on his words of wisdom regarding the disposition of the heart. It leads the reader, as the Rule was meant to lead the novice, to answer the very personal question we must all, as Christians, answer: Am I truly seeking God? Includes a copy of the Rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsther de Waal is a well-known author whose interests lie particularly in monastic and Celtic spirituality. Her first book, \u003c\/i\u003eSeeking God: The Way of St. Benedict\u003ci\u003e (The Liturgical Press), continues to be a bestseller and has-been translated world wide. It was followed by \u003c\/i\u003eLiving with Contradiction: Further Reflections on the Rule\u003ci\u003e and, most recently, \u003c\/i\u003eA World Made Whole: Rediscovering the Celtic Tradition\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eA Seven Day Journey with Thomas Merton\u003ci\u003e. She is married with four grown-up sons and lives in the Welsh Borders.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther De Waal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814623581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814623589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.42w x 0.66d","brand":"Esther De Waal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616368816383,"sku":"9780814623589","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68feddeb-6852-4679-b84a-d1e1eb29bc5b.jpg?v=1703019965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-life-giving-way-esther-de-waal-9780814623589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}