With
its focus upon key, dynamic monastic figures from late antiquity to the
medieval period in the history of Christian spirituality.
Finding the Monk Within shows
what these figures an teach the contemporary reader about the relevance
of monastic values for today: silitude and silence, faith and
compassion, friendship and mentoring, contemplation and leadership.
"
Finding the Monk Within Great Monastic values for Today"
is a
treasure for all interested in the enduring value of
monasticism. Sellner shows how monasticism distills values
fundamental to the lives of all Christians, such as faith friendship,
gumility, mentoring, stablity, action, and contemplation, and above
all, love of God and neighbor. With solid scholarship and
felicitious style, Sellner brings new light to the past and encourages
the cultivation of the 'inner monastic' in contemporary
readers"