02780cam a2200553Ii 4500 ocn968641056 OCoLC 20200709060529.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 170116s2016 oru ob 001 0 eng d YDX eng YDX OCLCQ N$T BAN 973741790 973805443 9781498224178 (electronic bk.) 1498224172 (electronic bk.) 9781498224185 1498224180 9781498224161 1498224164 1449395 (N$T) (OCoLC)968641056 (OCoLC)973741790 (OCoLC)973805443 BV2100 .S665 2016 REL 045000 bisacsh 266.00 23 MAIN Smither, Edward L., author. Missionary monks : an introduction to the history and theology of missionary monasticism / Edward L. Smither ; foreword by Thomas O'Loughlin. Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 23, 2017) Includes bibliographical references and index. Missionaries go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, while monks live cloistered in a monastery and focus their lives on prayer and studying Scripture--correct? Not exactly. When we study the history of Christian mission, especially from around 500 to 1500 CE, the key missionaries that we constantly encounter are monks. In fact, if we don't have monks in this period then we have very little in the way of Christian mission. Our aim in this book is to examine the phenomenon of missionary monks--those who pursued both a monastic and missionary calling. We will meet the monks and monastic orders, narrate their journeys in mission, and evaluate their approaches to and thoughts about mission. Master record variable field(s) change: 072, 082 Monasticism and religious orders History. Monastic and religious life History. Missions History. RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions bisacsh Electronic books. O'Loughlin, Thomas, author of foreword. Original 9781498224161 1498224164 1498224180 9781498224185 (OCoLC)964650438 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1449395 YBP Library Services YANK 13334883 EBSCOhost EBSC 1449395 92 N$T 57203 57203