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9781587431852

Monk Habits for Everyday People

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  • ISBN13:

    9781587431852

  • ISBN10:

    1587431858

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-12-01
  • Publisher: Brazos Pr

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Summary

In their zeal for reform, early Protestant leaders tended to throw out Saint Benedict with the holy water. That is a mistake, writes Dennis Okholm, in Monk Habits for Everyday People. While on retreat in a Benedictine abbey, the author, a professor who was raised as a Pentecostal and a Baptist, observed how the meditative and ordered life of a monk lifted Jesus??? teachings off the printed page and put them into daily practice. Vital aspects of devotion, humility, obedience, hospitality, and evangelism took on new clarity and meaning. Paralleling that experience, Okholm guides the reader on a focused and instructive journey that can revitalize the devotional life of any Christian who wants to slow down and dig deeper.

Author Biography

Dennis L. Okholm (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is professor of theology at Azusa Pacific University and copastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. He is coauthor of A Family of Faith: An Introduction to Evangelical Christianity.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 7
Acknowledgmentsp. 11
What's a Good (Protestant Evangelical) Boy Doin' in a Monastery?p. 15
Why Benedictine Spirituality for Protestants?p. 23
Learning to Listenp. 38
Poverty: Sharing the Goodsp. 46
Obedience: Objectifying Providencep. 54
Humility: Letting Go of the Maskp. 69
Hospitality: The Guest as Christp. 81
Stability: Staying Put to Get Somewherep. 89
Balance: God in Everythingp. 99
To Change the World!p. 108
A Historical Afterword: Why the Protestant Reformers Opposed Monasticismp. 115
Suggested Readingp. 130
Suggestions for Practicing Benedictine Spiritualityp. 134
Notesp. 136
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