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Bezig met laden... Halfway to Heaven: The Hidden Life of the Sublime Carthusians (editie 1986)door Robin Bruce Lockhart (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkHalfway to Heaven: The Hidden Life of the Sublime Carthusians door Robin Bruce Lockhart
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   Murtra | Oct 5, 2020 |  Murtra | Sep 15, 2020 |  ) catholichermit | Feb 11, 2009 | The book is divided into three parts. The first part starts with fundamentals of monastic and eremitic spirituality. He shows the eremitic life starting with the early church fathers in the desert. And shows how this life found its way into Europe. In Part two we are introduced to Saint Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian Order, and his life. A history of the Carthusian order, a life of its founder, St. Bruno, a summary of his life. We then follow the history of the Order to present times, which is quite an amazing story. We get a glimpse of the life within a Charterhouse for a Father, Brother and Nun. And what sorts of individuals join the order. He also shares what is required to join and the process one would go through to become a member. Then this part of the book gives us a description of present Carthusian governance and bureaucracy that allows the Order to continue to exits. Part three of the book he covers how the contemplative methods are good for all of us and how we might be able to try and practice them in our on home before starting our secular days. There is a section on words of wisdom to meditate on from some of the greatest thinkers of all time. The book has some appendices, which includes the letter to the Order from Pope John Paul II on their 900th Anniversary. A sample of an individual monk or nun's regimen of prayer and work. We see they pray for us day and night, this necessitates two separate sleep periods of about three hours each. The book concludes with a list of Charterhouses that were in operation in 1999 and a wonderful bibliography. ( )1  hermit | Aug 25, 2007 | The book is divided into three parts. The first part starts with fundamentals of monastic and eremitic spirituality. He shows the eremitic life starting with the early church fathers in the desert. And shows how this life found its way into Europe. In Part two we are introduced to Saint Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian Order, and his life. A history of the Carthusian order, a life of its founder, St. Bruno, a summary of his life. We then follow the history of the Order to present times, which is quite an amazing story. We get a glimpse of the life within a Charterhouse for a Father, Brother and Nun. And what sorts of individuals join the order. He also shares what is required to join and the process one would go through to become a member. Then this part of the book gives us a description of present Carthusian governance and bureaucracy that allows the Order to continue to exits. Part three of the book he covers how the contemplative methods are good for all of us and how we might be able to try and practice them in our on home before starting our secular days. There is a section on words of wisdom to meditate on from some of the greatest thinkers of all time. The book has some appendices, which includes the letter to the Order from Pope John Paul II on their 900th Anniversary. A sample of an individual monk or nun's regimen of prayer and work. We see they pray for us day and night, this necessitates two separate sleep periods of about three hours each. The book concludes with a list of Charterhouses that were in operation in 1999 and a wonderful bibliography. ( ) hermit | Aug 23, 2007 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Founded 900 years ago by St. Bruno, the Carthusians are the most completely enclosed religious order in the Catholic Church. Living alone and in silence in almost perpetual prayer, the monks are the spiritual heirs to the early Christians, the Desert Fathers. As the only order 'never to have been reformed because never deformed', the Carthusians have been described as 'the most precious jewel in the Church's crown'. There is a Carthusian motto: 'To make saints, not to publicise them'. Indeed because they shut themselves away from the world and shun all publicity, little is known about these monks, even among other religious orders. In this updated edition of a classic book, which includes new material, Robin Bruce Lockhart remedies the gap in our knowledge--without destroying the mystery of the order. Halfway to Heaven is still the most comprehensive book ever written about the Carthusians. It is also an awesome source of inspiration in the art of contemplation and prayer. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)255.71Religions Christian pastoral theology, homiletics and religious orders Monasticism and Religious Orders Other Orders; Military Orders; Carmelites; Carthusians CarthusiansLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.56)
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