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The Life of Saint Benedict
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Benedict's life in solitude attracted others. Through acts of spiritual power, practical wisdom, and the foundation of monastic communities, he drew men and women into a life ordered by prayer, labor, and obedience. His Rule-composed for the governance of monks but applicable to any soul seeking discipline-established principles that have endured for fifteen centuries: humility before God, stability in commitment, measured asceticism, liturgical prayer as the center of daily life, and manual work as both necessity and spiritual exercise. Forbes presents this Rule as something more than a historical curiosity; it represents a coherent response to the disorder of any age.
This biography presents Benedict as a man who confronted the same fundamental questions of meaning and purpose that face every generation, who chose a life of rigorous commitment when easier paths lay open, and whose answer to cultural collapse was the patient construction of communities governed by eternal rather than temporal principles. Forbes writes for readers who recognize that the consolations of a dying civilization cannot satisfy and who require examples of men who built lasting things upon permanent foundations.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
86
Release Date:
2025-12-12
Publication Date:
2025-12-12
Publisher:
Stabat Mater Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN13:
9798999756077
Weight:
77 g
Height:
108 cm
Width:
178 cm
Thickness:
5 cm
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