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The Tale of Quisquis

Reading the Rule of St Benedict as Story

by Hugh Gilbert

  • Paperback
  • 210 pages
  • Publisher: Gracewing
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.4 cm

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For Christians seeking to deepen their understanding of faith

Offers a fresh perspective on the Rule of St Benedict

You will uncover a narrative of returning to God

The Tale of Quisquis reveals the Rule of St Benedict through engaging storytelling.

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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.'

  • Author

    Hugh Gilbert

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Gracewing

  • Published

    September 2014

  • Weight

    296g

  • Page Count

    210

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780852447543

  • ISBN-10

    085244754X

  • Eden Code

    4319366

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