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Title: Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict (Second Edition) by Esther de Waal, Kathleen Norris, Esther de Waal ISBN: 0-8146-1388-8 Publisher: Spring Arbor Distributors Pub. Date: April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Elegant!
Comment: Seeking God is an elegant, insightful, and extremely valuable treatment of the spirituality inherent in St. Benedict's Rule. The further into the book I read, the better I realized it was. Again and again I was impressed with the wisdom and psychological astuteness of the Rule as deWaal explained it. Benedict's way of moderation, humility, and balance, as interpreted by deWaal, seems one of the wisest and healthiest examples of Christian thinking that I have encountered. It is an excellent antidote to the regrettable tendency of some to want to separate body from soul and the material world from the spiritual world; Benedictine spirituality instead balances and integrates them!
Rating: 5
Summary: Seeking God at Home
Comment: "Seeking God" helped bring "The Rule of St. Benedict" into focus for me, enabling me to see clearly the wisdom of Benedict's vision for our day. For two other books that explore Benedictine wisdom for parents, look for "The Family Cloister: Benedictine Wisdom for the Home" and "The Christian Family Toolbox: 52 Benedictine Activities for the Home", both by David Robinson (New York: Crossroad,2000 and 2001). Benedict still speaks relevantly and prophetically in our day!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent in terms of spirituality and guidance.
Comment: The author was recommended to me both by my spiritual director and by a monastic. I see why. It is written simply and directly. It does not drip religiousity nor is it so esoteric that one becomes stalled in frustration. Instead, de Waal relates the Rule of St. Benedict to life in the world today. She does not compromise the Rule nor interpose her own "doctrine"- she draws from a great knowledge of writers of the Benedictine tradition from the past to the present, couples that with her experience as a wife and mother, presenting a straight forward discussion of the Rule, how it is of help to the Christian of today, and how it may be applied in the life of the individual who is seeking a rule for his or her own life. Her tradition is Anglican but one does not sense an intrusiveness- rather a calm, rational, feet on the floor contemplative guide which opens the door to further spiritual growth.
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Title: Living With Contradiction: An Introduction to Benedictine Spirituality by Esther De Waal, Esther De Waal ISBN: 0819217549 Publisher: Morehouse Publishing Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today by Joan Chittister ISBN: 0060613998 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 10 May, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages (Crossroad Spiritual Legacy Series) by Joan D. Chittister ISBN: 0824525035 Publisher: Crossroad/Herder & Herder Pub. Date: October, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: A Life-Giving Way: A Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict by Esther De Waal, Benedict Regula, Esther de Waal ISBN: 0814623581 Publisher: Liturgical Press Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Rule of Saint Benedict by St. Benedict ISBN: 037570017X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 24 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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