Missionary monks: an introduction to the history and theology of missionary monasticism
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...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Oregon
Cascade Books
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mission (international law
/ Congregation
/ Geschichte 100-
B Missions theology |
| IxTheo Classification: | RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Monasticism and religious orders
History
B Missions History B Monastic and religious life History B Missions B Monastic and religious life B History B Monasticism and religious orders |
| Summary: | 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 Early Christian mission -- Rise of monasticism -- Basil of Caesarea -- Martin of Tours -- Patrick of Ireland -- Celtic monks -- Gregory the Great and Augustine of Canterbury -- Willibrord and Boniface -- Anskar -- Cyril and Methodius -- Church of the East -- The mendicants --The Jesuits -- Toward a monastic theology of mission |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index |
| ISBN: | 1498224164 |