Reforming the Monastery: Protestant Theologies of the Religious Life

by Greg Peters

Richard Froude wrote in 1833 to John Henry Newman that "the present state of things in England makes an opening for reviving the monastic system." Seemingly original words at the time. Yet, monasticism is one of the most ancient and enduring institutions of the Christian church, reaching its zenith during the High Middle Ages. Although medieval monasteries were regularly suppressed during the Reformation and the magisterial Reformers rejected monastic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498211453
• ISBN13: 9781498211451
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"