Dekar, Paul R.

Community of the Transfiguration : the journey of a new monastic community / Paul R. Dekar ; with a foreword by Phyllis Tickle. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 162 pages) : illustrations. - New monastic library. . - New monastic library. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162).

The new monasticism -- History of Holy Transfiguration Monastery -- Practices of Holy Transfiguration Monastery -- Theology of the resolve -- Why the new monasticism matters -- Appendix: Prayers from HTM.

In the 1930s, German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer anticipated the restoration of the Church after the coming Second World War through a new kind of monasticism, a way of life of uncompromising adherence to the Sermon on the Mount in imitation of Christ. Since then, the renewal of Christian monasticism has become a great spiritual movement. Imbued with a love for God and neighbor, and with a healthy self-love, people are going to monasteries to deepen their relationship with God, to pray, and to find peace. While some monastic institutions are suffering a decline in traditional vocations, man.

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Community of the Transfiguration (Breakwater, Vic.)--History.


Religious communities--Australia--Victoria.
Monasticism and religious orders--Australia--Victoria.
Monastic and religious life--Australia--Victoria.
Spiritual life--Baptists.
RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations
Community of the Transfiguration.
Religious communities -- Australia -- Victoria.
Religious communities.
ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious


Electronic books.

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