The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew, the Rule of the Master, and the Rule of Benedict

2018 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-293
Author(s):  
Brandon W. Hawk
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Benedict

Practical wisdom and the Rule of Benedict

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 716-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dermot Alan Tredget
Keyword(s):  
Practical Wisdom ◽  
Rule Of Benedict

TEXTUAL TRIAGE AND PASTORAL CARE IN THE CAROLINGIAN AGE: THE EXAMPLE OF THE RULE OF BENEDICT

Traditio ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 127-141
Author(s):  
SCOTT G. BRUCE
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Sixth Century ◽  
Good Works ◽  
Lay People ◽  
Medieval Europe ◽  
Rule Of Benedict ◽  
Parish Priests

The sixth-century Rule of Benedict became a foundational text for the practice of Christian monasticism in medieval Europe, but its utility extended outside of the monastery as well. In the Carolingian period church prelates repurposed parts of this influential monastic handbook for the purpose of pastoral care. In the decades around 800 CE, excerpts from the rule appeared in several composite manuscripts made for the instruction of parish priests and by extension their lay audiences. Benedict's fourth chapter on the “Instruments of Good Works” was deemed particularly useful in the context of preaching to lay people not only because of its ecumenical message to love God and one's neighbor but also due to its formulaic and repetitive idiom. This study examines the redeployment of extracts of the Rule of Benedict for the cura animarum in Carolingian parishes with particular attention to the role of Bishop Theodulf of Orléans (ca. 760–821) in disseminating Benedict's teachings beyond the walls of the cloister.

Traditionalism and Continuity during the Last Century of Anglo-Saxon Monasticism

1989 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia Gransden
Keyword(s):  
Religious Life ◽  
Tenth Century ◽  
Reform Movement ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Norman Conquest ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Strict Enforcement ◽  
Rule Of Benedict ◽  
The Ideal

Those writing at the time, and subsequent historians, have tended to exaggerate the importance of the tenth-century monastic revival and of the reform movement which followed the Norman Conquest. During each period contemporary writers glorified the achievements of the reformation, of which they themselves were products, and belittled or even denigrated the religious life of the preceding era. This was partly because the hallmark of both reformations was the strict enforcement of the Rule of Benedict; the ideal of strict Benedictinism appealed to those writing during the reformations, since they themselves were strict Benedictines, and it has appealed to some historians in our own day. One result has been a tendency to emphasise the influence of continental models so much that it overshadows the importance of the Anglo-Saxon tradition. David Knowles makes continental influence on the tenth-century revival the theme of chapter 1 of hisThe Monastic Order in England.

Contemporary Monasticism

2020 ◽  
pp. 671-688
Author(s):  
Michael Casey
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Creative Leadership ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Future ◽  
Rule Of Benedict

This chapter surveys the unprecedented change experienced by monks and nuns following the Rule of Benedict from 1960 to the present. It describes the monastic world as it stood in 1960, how it changed as a result of the Second Vatican Council, and how it grapples with declining numbers of members, ageing communities, and new technologies, among other things. It concludes by suggesting areas that will need to be dealt with in the future if the institution of monasticism is to continue: the need for consistent and creative leadership, the strengthening of the mystical dimension of monasticism, the formulation of a new asceticism, and appropriate adaptation.

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