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TURNING POINT
"You have not labored in vain"
After a crushing political defeat, William Wilberforce nearly gave up his fight to abolish the slave trade. But a life-changing letter from John Newton sent this Daniel back into the lion's den.
Kevin Belmonte
A Life of Listening
Benedict's Rule became the gold standard of monastic life.
Hugh Feiss, OSB
Converting Europe
For centuries, monks were at the center of the Western missionary enterprise.
Glenn W. Olsen
Did You Know?
Interesting and little-known facts about Benedictine monasticism.
PEOPLE WORTH KNOWING
Faith of Our Mothers
The history of the church would have looked very different without these famous moms.
Elesha Coffman
CHANGED LIVES
Grace is in the Details
An 18th-century book gave Richard Foster new eyes for the present moment. The ordinary had never looked so extraordinary.
Richard J. Foster
Illuminating Europe
Under Charlemagne's influence, the monasteries shaped the future of Western education, trade, and even handwriting.
Thomas O. Kay with Jennifer Trafton
LIVING HISTORY
Praying in the New World
compiled by David Neff and Rebecca Golossanov
Radical Christians
Alone or in community, early monks and nuns sought to follow Christ in a whole-hearted and vividly countercultural way.
Jennifer Hevelone-Harper
FROM THE EDITOR
Re:discovering Benedict
Jennifer Trafton
Recommended Resources
Dig deeper into this issue's theme
Compiled by the authors in this issue and the editors
Re-Monking the Church
Many Catholics and Protestants are looking back to Benedict for the community and spiritual intensity they can't find in modern culture.
Chris Armstrong
The Blessing of Benedict
The "Father of Western Monasticism" spent his life teaching spiritual beginners about kindness, community, and prayer.
Carmen Acevedo Butcher
The Christian History & Biography Timeline
From its roots in the early Eastern church, through the Benedictine centuries, to the birth of new kinds of religious orders in the Middle Ages
compiled by Antonia Ryan with contributions from Carmen Acevedo Butcher
STORY BEHIND
The Original Do, Re, Mi
Julie Andrews made it popular, but the real musical genius behind this singing aid was a medieval monk.
David Neff
Unceasing Prayer in an Uncertain World
As the peace and unity of Europe collapsed, the monastery of Cluny pointed a new way forward.
Dennis Martin
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