Exploring the Future of Christian Monasticisms

• Main Author: Peters, Greg (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Religion & beliefs; n/a; artist; religion and ecology; Catholic monasticism; religious pluralism; Centering Prayer; New Monastic Communities; lay contemplatives; Anselm; environmental humanities; new monasticism; Proslogion; creativity; double monasteries; monogamy; religious ambiguity; Vatican Council II; monastic rules; history of monasticism; religious life; art; vows; development; spiritual ecology; gender cohabitation; Africa; monk; community; spirituality; contemplative Christianity; spiritual formation; intentional community; greening of religion; monotheism; monasticism; proof of God's existence; Beguine; cultural transfer; Orthodox monasticism; landscape
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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 younge...