Prayer and Thought in Monastic Tradition: Essays in Honour of Benedicta Ward Slg by Bhattacharji, Santha

Prayer and Thought in Monastic Tradition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780567665713)

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Prayer and Thought in Monastic Tradition: Essays in Honour of Benedicta Ward Slg by Bhattacharji, Santha

Prayer and Thought in Monastic Tradition

$51.95
Prayer and Thought in Monastic Tradition: Essays in Honour of Benedicta Ward Slg by Bhattacharji, Santha

Prayer and Thought in Monastic Tradition

$51.95
Format: Paperback
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Prayer and Thought in Monastic Tradition presents a chronological picture of the development of monastic thought and prayer from the early English Church (Bede, Adomnan) through to the 17th Century and William Law's religious community at King's Cliffe. Essays interact with different facets of monastic life, assessing the development and contribution of figures such as Boniface, the Venerable Bede, Anselm of Canterbury and Bernard of Clairvaux. The varying modes and outputs of the monastic life of prayer are considered, with focus on the use of different literary techniques in the creation of monastic documents, the interaction between monks and the laity, the creation of prayers and the purpose and structure of prayer in different contexts. The volume also discusses the nature of translation of classic monastic works, and the difficulties the translator faces. The highly distinguished contributors include; G.R. Evans, Sarah Foot, Henry Mayr-Harting, Brian McGuire, Henry Wansbrough and Rowan Williams.

Author: Santha Bhattacharji
ISBN-10: 0567665712
ISBN-13: 9780567665713
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 10/22/2015
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.76d
By Santha Bhattacharji
By Santha Bhattacharji
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Santha Bhattacharji is Senior Tutor at St Benet's Hall, and a member of the English Faculty at the University of Oxford, UK.

Rowan Williams (Baron Williams of Oystermouth) is Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK. He was formerly Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, UK, and was Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 - 2012.

Dominic Mattos is a publisher and writer, and studied Theology at the University of Oxford, UK.

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