Über dieses Produkt

Product Identifiers

PublisherIndiana University Press

ISBN-100253341841

ISBN-139780253341846

eBay Product ID (ePID)2291544

Product Key Features

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCloister and Community : Life Within a Carmelite Monastery

Publication Year2002

SubjectChristianity / Catholic, Religious, Christian Life / Devotional

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorMary Jo Weaver

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight26 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2002-003326

Reviews"For centuries the Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila has fascinated anyone interested in a life lived out of the depths of the human spirit. With warm and lively prose, Mary Jo Weaver tells not only Teresa's story but also how Teresa's ideals are lived by contemporary Carmelite nuns in Indianapolis. You will not want to set down this beautifully crafted tapestry of a saint and her modern daughters until you have turned its final page." -Keith J. Egan "This is an exquisite chronicle of seven decades of life at a Carmelite monastery in Indianapolis, a town a few hundred miles south east of Chicago. . . . It is an elegantly written, intimate account of life behind the grille of one of the best-known Carmelite monasteries in the English-speaking world."--The Catholic Herald, 8 August 2003, "For centuries the Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila has fascinated anyone interested in a life lived out of the depths of the human spirit. With warm and lively prose, Mary Jo Weaver tells not only Teresa's story but also how Teresa's ideals are lived by contemporary Carmelite nuns in Indianapolis. You will not want to set down this beautifully crafted tapestry of a saint and her modern daughters until you have turned its final page." -Keith J. Egan"This is an exquisite chronicle of seven decades of life at a Carmelite monastery inIndianapolis, a town a few hundred miles south east of Chicago. . . . It is an elegantly written,intimate account of life behind the grille of one of the best-known Carmelite monasteries in theEnglish-speaking world."--The Catholic Herald, 8 August 2003

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal271/.971077252

Table Of ContentPreliminary Table of Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Creating a Sacred Space 2. A Few Rooms/A Few Sisters 3. Content with Little 4. Never Out/Never Seen 5. Moving Stillness 6. A Door to the Universe Additional Notes Some Important Dates

Synopsis"For centuries the Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila has fascinated anyone interested in a life lived out of the depths of the human spirit. With warm and lively prose, Mary Jo Weaver tells not only Teresa's story but also how Teresa's ideals are lived by contemporary Carmelite nuns in Indianapolis. You will not want to set down this beautifully crafted tapestry of a saint and her modern daughters until you have turned its final page." --Keith J. Egan Cloister and Community is both a history of the Carmelite monastery of Indianapolis and an introduction to the Carmelites, a contemplative order of Roman Catholicism, founded in the 13th century and rededicated as a reform movement for religious women in the 16th century by Teresa of Avila. A key element of the order is that its nuns live an ascetic, cloistered life, but as Mary Jo Weaver demonstrates, the view that one must "leave the world" to find sacred space apart from it has evolved to embrace the notion that the world itself is sacred space. Weaver focuses on a modern Indianapolis community and describes how the sisters incorporate Carmelite belief and practice into their daily lives. Cloister and Community is a beautifully written and handsomely produced book that offers readers a privileged view of the world of present-day contemplative spirituality., Cloister and Community is both a history of the Carmelite monastery of Indianapolis and an introduction to the Carmelites, a contemplative order of Roman Catholicism, founded in the 13th century and rededicated as a reform movement for women religious in the 16th century by Teresa of Avila. A key element of the order is that its nuns live an ascetic, cloistered life, but as Mary Jo Weaver demonstrates, the view that one must "leave the world" to find sacred space apart from it has evolved to embrace the notion that the world itself is a sacred space.Weaver focuses on a modern Indianapolis community and describes how the sisters incorporate Carmelite belief and practice into their daily lives. Cloister and Community is a beautifully written and handsomely produced book that offers readers a privileged view of the world of present-day contemplative spirituality.ALSO OF INTEREST Being RightConservative Catholics in AmericaEdited by Mary Jo Weaver and R. Scott Appleby0-253-32922-1 HB £34.500-253-20999-4 PB £15.50What's LeftLiberal American CatholicsEdited by Mary Jo Weaver0-253-21332-0 HB £30.500-253-21332-0 PB £14.50

LC Classification NumberBX4324.I53W43 2002