Family Encouragement and Life Experiences: The Road to the Monastic Life

Twenty-two Cistercian monks from a suburban Atlanta, Georgia monastery participated in ninety-minute personal interviews. The monks were asked specific questions about their families, life experiences, monastic vocations, and prayer lives. They came from diverse family backgrounds and life experienc...

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Main Author: Smith, William (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2016]
In: Journal for the sociological integration of religion and society
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 14-29
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Family of origin / Religiosity / Religious life / Decision / Political influencing
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBQ North America
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B MONASTIC life Cistercian monks monastic vocations Roman Catholics family encouragement life experiences
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Summary:Twenty-two Cistercian monks from a suburban Atlanta, Georgia monastery participated in ninety-minute personal interviews. The monks were asked specific questions about their families, life experiences, monastic vocations, and prayer lives. They came from diverse family backgrounds and life experiences. The main research question that guided this paper was: What role did family encouragement and life experiences play in their road to the monastic life? The overwhelming majority of the monks parents supported their sons monastic vocations. All but two of the monks were raised in Catholic families and most were raised in what they considered to be religious households. Prior to entering the monastery, the monks had been gainfully employed in a variety of occupations and endeavors such as the military, education, retail, construction, the diocesan priesthood, and as a member of a religious order.
ISSN:2159-8711
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the sociological integration of religion and society