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A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us
List Price: $18.00
PAPERBACK , 176 pp , 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
- Seabury Books
- Apr/2006
- ISBN-13: 978-1-59627-026-8
- 0268
Description
From informal versions of the Rule of St. Benedict to Twelve-Step groups and Weight Watchers, the basic human need for guidance and structure in the quest for wholeness is palpable and real. Out of her long experience as a spiritual director, mentor, and teacher, Margaret Guenther offers a warm and sensible guide for "the rest of us" -- singles, couples, parents, extended families, members of churches -- to create a helpful and balanced rule of life to help us in our search for faith.
She explores ancient and contemporary meanings for the classic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, along with the distinctively Benedictine ethos of stability and conversion, pointing out the pitfalls of each. A series of short essays follows on the different elements of a rule of life -- such as authority, money, pleasure, stinginess, friends, enemies, and living through hard times. The final chapter gives practical ideas for crafting a rule of life that encourages each of us to grow, stretch, and flourish.
She explores ancient and contemporary meanings for the classic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, along with the distinctively Benedictine ethos of stability and conversion, pointing out the pitfalls of each. A series of short essays follows on the different elements of a rule of life -- such as authority, money, pleasure, stinginess, friends, enemies, and living through hard times. The final chapter gives practical ideas for crafting a rule of life that encourages each of us to grow, stretch, and flourish.
Author
Margaret Guenther is an internationally known speaker and retreat leader and the author of five books on the spiritual life, including Holy Listening, On Holy Ground, My Soul in Silence Waits, and The Practice of Prayer for the New Church's Teaching Series. Formerly director of the Center for Christian Spirituality at The General Theological Seminary, she is an associate at St. Columba's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC.
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