TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peters, Greg
AB  - The institution of monasticism in the Christian Church is in general decline, at least in so-called “first world” nations. Though there are many reasons for this, monastic leaders are confronted by the reality of fewer communities, monks, and nuns nonetheless. At the same time, many younger Christians are rediscovering the rich heritage of the monastic tradition. Though they themselves might not be called to join a traditional monastery, they are eager to appropriate monastic practices in their own lives. This had led to a movement known as the “new monasticism” or “secular monasticism.” Despite lacking a unified vision and any central organization, these new/secular monastics are attempting, in their own ways, to carry on the tradition and practices of Christian monasticism. As well, there is a movement within historical Christian monasteries to pour new wine into old wineskins. Traditional forms of monasticism are also generally flourishing in developing nations, breathing new life into monasticism. This volume looks at the current monastic landscape to assess where monasticism stands and to imagine ways in which it will grow in the future, leading not only to a renewed Christian monasticism but to new monasticisms.
DO  - 10.3390/books978-3-03928-025-4
ID  - OAPEN ID: 43631
KW  - n/a
KW  - artist
KW  - religion and ecology
KW  - Catholic monasticism
KW  - religious pluralism
KW  - Centering Prayer
KW  - New Monastic Communities
KW  - lay contemplatives
KW  - Anselm
KW  - environmental humanities
KW  - new monasticism
KW  - Proslogion
KW  - creativity
KW  - double monasteries
KW  - monogamy
KW  - religious ambiguity
KW  - Vatican Council II
KW  - monastic rules
KW  - history of monasticism
KW  - religious life
KW  - art
KW  - vows
KW  - development
KW  - spiritual ecology
KW  - gender cohabitation
KW  - Africa
KW  - monk
KW  - community
KW  - spirituality
KW  - contemplative Christianity
KW  - spiritual formation
KW  - intentional community
KW  - greening of religion
KW  - monotheism
KW  - monasticism
KW  - proof of God’s existence
KW  - Beguine
KW  - cultural transfer
KW  - Orthodox monasticism
KW  - landscape
L1  - https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1954
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/47234
PB  - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
PY  - 2020
SN  - 9783039280254
SN  - 9783039280247
TI  - Exploring the Future of Christian Monasticismsnull
ER  - 
