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The World Is Our Cloister : A Guide to the Modern Religious Life
Overview
The dedicated religious life of monks and nuns has a fascination for many of us--at a distance. We live in the world we have, and it's hard to figure out how to do it in a God-filled way. The World is Our Cloister is about the new religious life; a life to which Protestant, Catholic, Hindu or those with no label can relate. It is a guide to living the devotional life, not behind the walls of a monastery, but in the world. It's about engagement in the world as well as withdrawal, the balance between a life of action and one of contemplation; how to be in the world but not of it.
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- ISBN-13: 9781846940491
- ISBN-10: 1846940494
- Publisher: Christian Alternative Books
- Publish Date: July 2007
- Dimensions: 8.43 x 5.47 x 0.68 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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