The Story of Monasticism

The Story of MonasticismSome evangelicals perceive monasticism as a relic from the past, a retreat from the world, or a shirking of the call to the Great Commission. At the same time, contemporary evangelical spirituality desires historical Christian manifestations of the faith. In this accessibly written book Greg Peters, an expert in monastic studies who is a Benedictine oblate and spiritual director, offers a historical survey of monasticism from its origins to current

Christianity Today 2004 Award of Merit (Biblical Studies)

Matthew Bates presses the church toward a new precision: we are saved solely by allegiance to Jesus the king

After introducing the principles

Radner also shows how "catastrophe" reveals our time to be fragile

He offers a compelling portrayal of a living tradition held together by apocalyptic expectation--the promised transformation of all things in God

Bible students

this accessibly written volume summarizes the content of each major section of the biblical text to help students

Regent College

assuming no prior academic study of the Bible

grammatical

and finding faith in the last quarter of life

and a detailed interpretation of each passage