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The 'new monasticism'
by Tom Roberts on Dec. 28, 2009
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Printer-friendly versionSend to friendPDF versionHere's my latest installment in this ongoing series. This story features a group of twenty-somethings, living in community and exploring the “new
monasticism,” a term that is difficult to precisely define but that roughly describes a search occurring in communities, ironically often of Protestant evangelicals, that have formed with a strong focus on social justice and reforming Christian practice.
On of the people in the feature, Chris Haw, describes the new monasticism as “somewhere between a monastery and a potluck dinner.”
Here's the full story: A place for renegades: Community confronts the 'dark side of the American dream'
What a hope-filled vision.
What a hope-filled vision.
Oddly enough, New Monasticism
Oddly enough, New Monasticism seems to look something like the last 80 years of the Catholic Worker movement.h
or our little hermitage here
or our little hermitage here on the border, if things ever come together as they ought, by your prayers
All you inspired 20
All you inspired 20 somethings if you really want Monasticism at it's very best, check out the newly founded
Green Mountain Monastery those I met there love and honor the tradition, while looking squarely at the future, everything from prayer.... community..... organic farming....climate change..... the poor... the list goes on and on
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