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Monk Habits for Everyday People

Benedictine Spirituality for Protestants

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An evangelical theologian who has researched and practices Benedictine spirituality offers an accessible introduction to this time-tested practice.
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 24, 2007
      Readers might not think that poverty, chastity and obedience would be attractive to the common Protestant, but Okholm, a theology professor at Azusa Pacific University, will make them think twice. Although he is a Presbyterian, Okholm is comfortable with Catholicism and realistic about the benefits and burdens of both denominations. He finds in Benedictine monasticism a helpful path to holiness, and he avoids idealizing or romanticizing the monastic life. This is why his work succeeds as a guide for the common Christian. Okholm is wise to point out that St. Benedict's Rule, the text upon which his vision of monastic life is built, is both challenging and down-to-earth. The author invites readers to integrate some monastic practices into their daily lives and stresses that this does not involve cloistering themselves—these practices are both ordinary and sacred. He also provides an excellent example for Catholics and Protestants alike to dig deeply into the Christian tradition and find how both can spiritually benefit from the other. Okholm provides a “Historical Afterword” to address why Protestants initially rejected the monastic life. This is a fascinating and, considering its brevity, surprisingly detailed overview that readers should not pass up.

    • Library Journal

      January 15, 2008
      The last ten years have seen unusual gestures toward rapprochement between traditional adversaries within the Christian traditionnamely, evangelicals and Roman Catholics. More and more conservative Christians concede that they have something to learn from the Pope's church; in this brief but striking book, theology professor Okholm (Azusa Pacific Univ.) finds and celebrates the values of humility, hospitality, stability, and balance. Most of all, perhaps, and most instructive for Catholics as well as his primary evangelical audience, he sees the power of monasticism, even now, to transform the world, "to function as a 'caution' sign]to guide our relationship with today's culture." For most collections.

      Copyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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