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General links on Orthodox monasticism, monastic history, formation, praxis, etc.
Sub-categoriesAll links pertaining to the Holy Mountain of Athos. Links pertaining to specific monasteries, convents and monastic communities throughout the world. |
Featured LinksThe Monachos.net Monasticism Studies Area http://www.monachos.net/library/Monasticism_Studies_AreaMonachos.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... |
Diet For a Large Soul http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h024.htmlWhat monks meant by fasting, and what they ate when they didn't. An article on Christianity Today by Sister Benedicta Ward. Further details... |
Anthony of Egypt the Monastic - 'The best there ever was' http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h010.htmlModern 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... |
The Gallery: Getting Their Act Together http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h034.htmlMonasticism 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... |
Exorcizing the Desert http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h018.htmlThe stories of desert fathers' skirmishes with demons pointed to a larger struggle — and victory. An article on Christianity Today by Diana Severance. 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... |
Monasticism, Sabbas and the Holy Land http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h032.htmlSabas 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... |
Wordly Monk http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h031.htmlJerome 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.aspPart 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... |
Alone in the Desert? http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h020.htmlWhy thousands of early Christians took up the monastic way. An article on Christianity Today by James E. Goehring. Further details... |
The life-changing 'Life of Anthony' http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h017.htmlAthanasius'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.htmlThe early monks not only prayed in the desert but sometimes rioted in the cities. An article on Christianity Today by Kenneth Calvert. Further details... |
Spiritual Pragmatists http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h038.htmlFor 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... |
Discovering the Desert Paradox http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1999/Issue64/64h042.htmlWhat 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... |
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