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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2019Emotional monasticism
by Lauren Mancia, T. J. H. McCarthy, Stephen Mossman, Carrie Beneš, Jochen Schenk
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2021Emotional monasticism
Affective piety in the eleventh-century monastery of John of Fécamp
by Lauren Mancia
Medievalists have long taught that highly emotional Christian devotion, often called 'affective piety', appeared in Europe after the twelfth century and was primarily practiced by communities of mendicants, lay people and women. Emotional monasticism challenges this view. The first study of affective piety in an eleventh-century monastic context, it traces the early history of affective devotion through the life and works of the earliest known writer of emotional prayers, John of Fécamp, abbot of the Norman monastery of Fécamp from 1028-78. Exposing the early medieval monastic roots of later medieval affective piety, the book casts a new light on the devotional life of monks in Europe before the twelfth century and redefines how medievalists should teach the history of Christianity.
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2017English Benedictine nuns in exile in the seventeenth century
by Laurence Lux-Sterritt, Anne Dunan-Page
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2021Rebel angels
Space and sovereignty in Anglo-Saxon England
by Jill Fitzgerald
Over six hundred years before John Milton's Paradise Lost, Anglo-Saxon authors told their own version of the fall of the angels. This book brings together various cultural moments, literary genres and relevant comparanda to recover that version, from the legal and social world to the world of popular spiritual ritual and belief. The story of the fall of the angels in Anglo-Saxon England is the story of a successfully transmitted exegetical teaching turned rich literary tradition. It can be traced through a range of genres - sermons, saints' lives, royal charters, riddles, devotional and biblical poetry - each one offering a distinct window into the ancient myth's place within the Anglo-Saxon literary and cultural imagination.
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Historical fictionNovember 2010Die Eiswolf/Saga. Teil 2: Irrwege
by Weinbach, Holger
Accompanied by Konrad the Benedictiner novice Faolán is banished in the strongly regulated Columbanian monastery. There seem to be some kind of foul deeds behind the scenes, though, and each day Faolán’s concern for Svea, his big love, grows. Driven by this concern, he develops a dangerous plan to escape. Around the same time noble Sir Brandolf is looking for the lost ruler’s son Rogar, whose murdered farther he once swore the oath to take care of the boy. But the murderer from back then leaves nothing undone to prevent this. One day the noble sir meets two savaged pilgrims, whose identities raise questions.
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July 2020Shadow in the Dark
by Antony Barone Kolenc
An attack by bandits in the middle of the night leaves a young boy with no memory of who he is or where he is from. Nursed back to health by the devoted monks in a Benedictine abbey, he takes the name Alexander, or Xan for short. Aided by the kindly Brother Andrew, Xan commits himself to finding out who he really is. Does he have a family? Are they still alive? And who—or what—is the shadowy figure creeping around the abbey in the dead of night? Embark on an adventure while reading Shadow in the Dark as young Alexander tries to recover his memory and, with his new friends, uncover the mystery of the shadowy figure in the dark.
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FictionSeptember 2020El bosque de los cuatro vientos
by Maria Oruña
THE FOREST OF THE FOUR WINDS Jon Bécquer is an anthropologist whose job is to locate and uncover lost historical objects. In an old monastery in Ourense he begins to investigate the curious disappearance of centuries-old relics which are part of The Legend of Nine Rings. So, when the corpse of a man in a Benedictine habit worn two centuries before unexpectedly appears, Bécquer and sergeant Xocas will venture deep into the legendary forests of Galicia in search of an explanation. As they move back in time, they will come across a singular story of doctor Vallejo and his daughter Marina, who, at the beginning of the 19th century travelled from Valladolid to the former Principality of Galicia to dedicate themselves to monastic life. There they will witness the fall of the Church after centuries in power and the final demise of the Anciene Régime, brought about by political upheaval and the Enlightenment. Interested in medicine and botany but not allowed to study, Marina will break the rules of knowledge, love and liberty that will change forever the course of life of the future generations.
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December 2023A Defense of the Catholic Religion
The Necessity, Existence, and Limits of an Infallible Church
by Beda Mayr, OSB, Ulrich L. Lehner
The Benedictine Beda Mayr,OSB, (1742–1794) was one of the main figures of the German Catholic Enlightenment. He was not only the first Catholic to wrestle with the challenges of Reimarus and Lessing, but also the first to develop an ecumenical methodology for a reunion of the churches. The text, translated from the German original for the first time, presents a theologian who intentionally went to the margins of orthodoxy in order to allow for more interconfessional dialogue. Mayr argued that Catholic theology should follow minority opinions for unsettled dogmatic questions, which would allow for easier union agreements with Protestant churches. Moreover, he suggested limiting ecclesial infallibility to directly revealed truths, thereby reducing the authoritative truth claims of conciliar or papal decisions. Although the study of Catholic Enlightenment is booming among historians and theologians, too few texts are available in reliable translations. A major strength of this edition is not only that its introduction introduces the reader to the colorful landscape of eighteenth-century theological discussions, but also presents the entire text of Mayr's book (with the exception of its appendix) thereby allowing the reader to see the strengths and weaknesses of Enlightenment ecumenism. Mayr's Limited Infallibility was put on the Index of Forbidden Books, on which it remained until the 20th Century. It invites readers to a modern, non-scholastic way of theologizing for the sake of Christian unity.
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Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practiceIn Search of the Magic of Findhorn
by Karin Bogliolo
Since the early 1970's the name Findhorn has been synonymous with the unfoldment and exponential growth of the new age movement the inner search for spiritual fulfilment and higher consciousness and the tender beginnings of environmental awareness. From the magical early stories of nature spirits and overlighting Devas to the formation of an accredited College and the founding of numerous socially responsible green businesses Findhorn remains today as solidly as ever at the core of creative learning integrated spirituality and innovative solutions to the challenges of community living. Hundreds of thousands of people have been touched by Findhorn over four decades and each individual has their own story and their own perception of what Findhorn is. Forty years of evolution growth and change have resulted in such a complex and varied community that it almost defies description. Karin Bogliolo lived in the Findhorn Community for 25 years and recently returned after an absence of several years. IN SEARCH OF THE MAGIC OF FINDHORN is Karin's quest to re-discover the magic of Findhorn as it is today. Her adventure requires persistence with an open mind and open heart until she eventually finds the elusive magical factor X that is unique to the community. Her journey takes her into some strange and unusual places and always into the wonderful diverse yet so very human people she finds there--a rock star a prison social worker a family building a straw-bale house a former Benedictine monk who runs a pottery studio and community newcomers from the far corners of the world.
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Historical fictionOctober 2010Die Eiswolf/Saga. Teil 1: Brudermord
by Weinbach, Holger
The east franc empire in the year 956: Once again there is peace in the empire of king Otto, after the Hungarian hordes were defeated successfully on the Lechfeld in the year before. But the calm is deceitful. The rulers, who stood united behind the king only a few months ago, are now eager to cement their power in the empire and expand their influence. People even plot cold/bloodedly against their own families! Because of his brother’s betrayal, the entire family of the ruler Farold is supposed to be killed. Only the seven year old son Rogar can escape the bloodbath. Traumatized and without any knowledge of his true identity he is taken in by a Benedictine order near Neustatt and from there on has the name Faolán. The abbot and the cellarer try to preserve the lad from the murderous fingers of the betrayer. The subterranean powers do not stay inactive either. The young knight Brandolf, who stayed loyal to his master Farold even after his death, wants to find Rogar and help him receive his lawful heritage. In order to do so, he and his father even go to the highest instance, king Otto himself, to publicly accuse Farold’s brother of betrayal. But the king has far/reaching plans for which he needs strong vassals… Without knowing anything of these things, Faolán meets a girl named Svea. On that day his life starts to change dramatically. His former worldview is unraveled when he becomes aware of his love for Svea. Faolán tries everything to see the girl again. Doing so, he makes one fatal mistake that makes it possible for his bailiffs to finally get rid of the true heir of the countship.
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Historical fictionThree Kings - One Throne
by Michael Wills
A panoramic novel against a backdrop of violence and political turbulence in the eleventh century, Ivar, a Danish orphan is enslaved to the most successful and experienced soldier of the age. He eventually becomes one of the elite bodyguard of the Emperor of Turkey. Meanwhile his distant relative, Torkil, the grandson of an Anglo Norse thayne, advances his military career in the service of Harold Godwinson. History dictates that one day the two warriors, caught up in the maelstrom of treachery, carnage, greed, lust and loyalty, will meet. When they do, there are devastating results for one of them, his king and his country. The crown of England was the most contested in all Europe – on the death of Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinsson took possession of it. In 1066 two other claimants to the throne, a Norwegian and a Norman tried to wrest it from him. This is the story of Ivar and Torkil and the three kings they served.
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FictionCabaret Biarritz
by José C. Vales
NADAL PRIZE 2015 - In the summer of 1925, the residents of Biarritz were shocked by a tragic event. The body of a young girl appeared dangling with a foot caught in one of the iron rings used for securing boats in the port. In 1938, the young, passionate writer Georges Miet receives what would turn out to be the most important assignment of his career. His editor asks him to write a ‘serious’ novel about what had taken place in Biarritz almost fifteen years earlier. Miet does not hesitate to travel to the vibrant, coastal city to speak to everyone who could have been linked to the event and comes upon people from all rungs of the social ladder; ranging from domestic employees to distinguished, high-society ladies, as well as reporters, two gendarmes, a photographer, artists, performers, a judge and even a nun. Miet interviews each person he believes to be involved, as if preparing a press feature, in order to meticulously transcribe their statements. He sketches an accurate and detailed portrait of sophisticated, outrageous Biarritz, which turns into the model setting for those golden years of the 1920s during which society sought to break with the most long-established and outdated conventions.
