The Cistercians : sages of silence /

Join monk and mystic Thomas Merton on a journey through monastic and contemplative history. Most importantly, you will see how the medieval Cistercians, founded at the Abbey of Cîteaux, have much to teach us about our world today. Facing the excesses of the Middle Ages, these inspiring spiritual anc...

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Main Author:	Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
Corporate Author:	Now You Know Media, Inc
Other Authors:	Ciorra, Anthony J.
Format:	CD Audio
Language:	English
Published:	[Rockville, Md.] : Now You Know Media, [2014?]
Series:	Now You Know Media series
Subjects:	Merton, Thomas, > 1915-1968. Stephen Harding, > Saint, > -1134. Alberic, > Saint, > -1109. Robert, > of Molesme, Saint, > approximately 1027-1110. Cistercians > History. Cistercians > Biography. Monasticism and religious orders > Rules. Christian saint > France > Biography. Biographies. History. Rules. Cistercians. Monasticism and religious orders. France.
Summary:	Join monk and mystic Thomas Merton on a journey through monastic and contemplative history. Most importantly, you will see how the medieval Cistercians, founded at the Abbey of Cîteaux, have much to teach us about our world today. Facing the excesses of the Middle Ages, these inspiring spiritual ancestors sought lives of simplicity in order to make manifest their love of Christ. Theirs was a deeply contemplative practice in which they gave themselves over to God completely.-- Amazon.com