Monasticism
General links on Orthodox monasticism, monastic history, formation, praxis, etc.
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| The Monachos.net Monasticism Studies Area http://www.monachos.net/library/Monasticism_Studies_Area Monachos.net's extensive collection of resources on Orthodox monasticism. Includes studies on eras and persons in monastic history, monastic liturgics, theologies, and a host of other information. Further details... |
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| Diet For a Large Soul http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h024.html What monks meant by fasting, and what they ate when they didn't. An article on Christianity Today by Sister Benedicta Ward. Further details... |
| The Community of the Desert and the Loneliness of the Cities http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8158.asp A moving article on the way of monastic community; by Monk Moses. Further details... |
| Anthony of Egypt the Monastic - 'The best there ever was' http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h010.html Modern Christian hermits still look to him for inspiration, as did the entire Middle Ages, but today we hardly know him. What did the illiterate recluse, known as Antony of the Desert, do to earn such adulation? An article on Christianity Today by Mark Galli. Further details... |
| Inner Light Productions http://www.innerlightproductions.com/ Professional-quality photographs of monasteries and monastics of various Orthodox traditions. Further details... |
| Monasticism links on Al Green's index http://aggreen.net/monasteries/monastic.html An extensive collection of links on monasticism provided by Mr Green's index of Orthodox resources. Further details... |
| Orthodox Monasticism is Not a Cult http://www.athosinamerica.org/ By Father Theologos (Pantanizopoulos). Further details... |
| The Gallery: Getting Their Act Together http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h034.html Monasticism was more or less a solitary affair until these four came along and taught monks how to live in community. An article on Christianity Today by Columba Stewart, Frederica Mathews-Green, and Marci Rae Johnson. Further details... |
| Alone in the Desert? http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h020.html Why thousands of early Christians took up the monastic way. An article on Christianity Today by James E. Goehring. Further details... |
| Exorcizing the Desert http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h018.html The stories of desert fathers' skirmishes with demons pointed to a larger struggle — and victory. An article on Christianity Today by Diana Severance. Further details... |
| Wordly Monk http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h031.html Jerome was a disciplined ascetic who was on top of current affairs. An article on Christianity Today by Kelvin Crow and Mark Galli. Further details... |
| Monasticism in the Orthodox Church, by Maximos E. Aghiorgoussis http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article7103.asp Part of the 'Our Faith' series on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese web site, this lengthy text by +MAXIMOS (Aghiorgoussis), Bishop of Pittsburgh, discusses the formation, history, and present-day importance of Orthodox monasticism. Resources are also provided for further study. Further details... |
| Order of St Benedict Web Site http://www.osb.org/ Western web site of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict, including much useful information on the Western manifestation of a monastic life based upon the teachings of a saint common to the East and West. Further details... |
| Discovering the Desert Paradox http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h042.html What many found when they sought God in a seemingly God-forsaken landscape. An article on Christianity Today, comprising a conversation with Belden Lane, Presbyterian professor of theology at St. Louis University. Further details... |
| Spiritual Pragmatists http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h038.html For the desert fathers, theology was not the study of God but the study of how to become like God. An article on Christianity Today by Dennis D. Martin. Further details... |
| Monasticism, Sabbas and the Holy Land http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h032.html Sabas just wanted to pray where Christ had lived and died but ended up establishing the most famous monastery in the Judean Desert. An article on Christianity Today by John Binns. Further details... |
| The life-changing 'Life of Anthony' http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h017.html Athanasius's biography was not only a bestseller in its day, but a book that made people stop and think—and act. An article on Christianity Today by David Wright. Further details... |
| Ascetic Agitators http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h028.html The early monks not only prayed in the desert but sometimes rioted in the cities. An article on Christianity Today by Kenneth Calvert. Further details... |