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The Tale of Quisquis

Reading the Rule of St Benedict as Story [Paperback]

by Hugh Gilbert

    • Author

      Hugh Gilbert

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Gracewing

    • Published

      September 2014

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      Like his previous two, this book contains conferences delivered by an abbot to his fellow monks - in this case mainly based on retreat conferences given to other monastic communities. The first, Unfolding the Mystery, reflects on the high points of the liturgical year; the second, Living the Mystery, offers help in living the Christian life, using 'markers' from monastic life. This third volume looks at the Rule of St Benedict, by which monks and nuns have been living since the sixth century and which an increasing number of lay people also follow. There are many books on the Rule; this one is different and takes a look at it as 'story' - The Tale of Quisquis. The Quisquis (Latin for 'anyone') of the tale is 'anyone' who hears the call of the Lord and answers it. One of the purposes of the book is 'to uncover in the Rule a narrative of such an individual's return to God as it unfolds in his inner and outer life. As the chapters follow their at times disorderly order, it seems possible to discern a hidden "story of a soul".' Hugh Gilbert OSB was a cloistered monk for thirty-seven years and Abbot of Pluscarden Abbey for nineteen. In the summer of 2011 he was called by Pope Benedict to become Bishop of Aberdeen and was ordained to that role on the Solemnity of the Assumption that year. He remains a Benedictine monk, though no longer residing in the monastery, and it is a great gift to the Christian world that he hands on in these conferences. As he points out, 'the Rule must be constantly rediscovered, its deepest intentions explored and re-expressed. It is this living validity of the Rule these pages would like to serve.'

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      • Author

        Hugh Gilbert

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        Gracewing

      • Published

        September 2014

      • Weight

        296g

      • Page Count

        210

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 14 mm

      • ISBN

        9780852447543

      • ISBN-10

        085244754X

      • Eden Code

        4319366

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Hugh Gilbert

      • ISBN: 9780852447543

      • Publisher: Gracewing

      • Release Date: September 2014

      • Weight: 296g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 14 mm

      • Eden Code: 4319366


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