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The Rule of Peace
St. Benedict has been called the Father of Western Monasticism and Patron of Europe. In this masterful work, Christopher Derrick brings forward the relevance of the values in the Rule of St. Benedict for the temporal as well as the spiritual future of the Western world.
141 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1980
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February 28, 2025
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I don't remember a ton about it, but do remember finding it fascinating and incredibly engaging.
I don't remember a ton about it, but do remember finding it fascinating and incredibly engaging.
December 29, 2011
Mr Derrick looks at four effects of the Rule of St Benedict: peace with the natural world, peace with one's fellow man, peace with oneself, and peace with God. It will be well worth a second reading.
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December 14, 2009Recommended by James Schall in Another Sort of Learning, Chapter 20, as one of Ten Books on the Humanities.
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