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The unexpected monks (Some Evangelicals turning to monasticism)
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| February 3, 2008
| Molly Worthen
Posted on 02/04/2008 5:59:38 AM PST by NYer
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posted on
02/04/2008 5:59:39 AM PST
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NYer
To: Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; nickcarraway; Romulus; ...
Increasing numbers of evangelical congregations have struck up friendships with Catholic monasteries, sending church members to join the monks for spiritual retreats. St. John's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Minnesota, now makes a point of including interested evangelicals in its summer Monastic Institute.
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posted on
02/04/2008 6:00:44 AM PST
by
NYer
("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
To: NYer
There is now a growing movement to revive evangelicalism by reclaiming parts of Roman Catholic tradition - including monasticism.
Why am I not surprised?
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posted on
02/04/2008 6:31:58 AM PST
by
Lee N. Field
("your dispensational hermeneutic has driven you mad!")
To: NYer
There are times when the monastic life is very appealing to me.
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posted on
02/04/2008 6:42:00 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
My husband says that monasticism has a mysterious appeal to a lot of married men. :o)
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posted on
02/04/2008 8:18:48 AM PST
by
Mrs. Don-o
(Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom...though it cost all you have, get understanding" - Prov. 4)
To: Mrs. Don-o
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posted on
02/04/2008 8:24:11 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: NYer
Fasting, asceticism, contemplation and meditation are part of every religious tradition, so I’m not surprised that it’s been taken up by protestant evangelicals.
Traditionally, protestants lean toward mission work and tithing as their form of service, rather than serving in an established monastic order, but the impulse to immerse oneself in religious contemplation is universal — Buddhists have monks, as do Catholics (obviously), Hindus have ascetics, Islam has Sufis and Dervishes, Jews have ... well, I honestly don’t know the term, but they do have people who devote their life to religious contemplation and selfless service.
To: trisham
I am a woman, and I am, at times, drawn to the monastic life.
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posted on
02/04/2008 9:28:52 AM PST
by
colorcountry
(To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
My husband says that monasticism has a mysterious appeal to a lot of married men. :o)
_____________________________
LOL! You got a good one Mrs. Don-o.
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posted on
02/04/2008 9:28:53 AM PST
by
Greg F
(Romney appointed homosexual activists as judges in Massachusetts.)
To: NYer
Can you Freep in a monestary?
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posted on
02/04/2008 9:29:35 AM PST
by
Greg F
(Romney appointed homosexual activists as judges in Massachusetts.)
To: Greg F
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posted on
02/04/2008 9:30:36 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: NYer
"There is now a growing movement..."
I don't consider a handful of people trying a new fad to be a "growing movement".
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posted on
02/04/2008 9:37:15 AM PST
by
joebuck
To: NYer
With the world the way it is, I can see why someone would want to become a monk.
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posted on
02/04/2008 10:50:24 AM PST
by
MEGoody
(Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
To: NYer
I’m an Evangelical and believe in the core tenets of the Reformation...however, I am the first to admit that we have missed out on experiencing God on a much deeper level by not exercising all of the spiritual disciplines. We love Bible study and prayer, but forget that there are many, many more things Christians can do to grow in grace. Men like Dallas Willard and Richard Foster, IMO, have brought Evangelicalism full circle by reintroducing these things.
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posted on
02/04/2008 10:54:05 AM PST
by
bethelgrad
(Chaplain serving my beloved Marine Corps)
To: NYer
A family attending a weekend retreat is hardly monastic.
To: joebuck
a handful of people trying a new fad Monasticism is not a "new fad," you know.
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posted on
02/04/2008 12:03:07 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Political zombies need brains, but they hunger only for taxes." ~ NicknamedBob)
To: Tax-chick
"Monasticism is not a "new fad," you know."
It certainly is for contemporary evanglicals, you know.
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posted on
02/04/2008 12:05:03 PM PST
by
joebuck
To: joebuck
I’d call it a “new discovery.”
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posted on
02/04/2008 1:10:36 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Political zombies need brains, but they hunger only for taxes." ~ NicknamedBob)
To: Tax-chick
"Id call it a new discovery."
Or the new rejection if the vast majority of evanglicals continue to ignore it. Time will tell.
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posted on
02/04/2008 1:14:39 PM PST
by
joebuck
To: joebuck
People pursue their relationship with God in various ways. I’m not bothered by this fact.
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posted on
02/04/2008 1:18:15 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Political zombies need brains, but they hunger only for taxes." ~ NicknamedBob)
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