Enlightened Monks: The German Benedictines, 1740–1803

When positing the role of Benedictine monasticism in church history, the scholar often looks to medieval exemplars such as Cluny. The thought of monks in the Age of Reason seems counterintuitive, and the concept of “enlightened monks” suggests an oxymoron. However, it is precisely the image of the e...

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Main Author: Monson, Paul G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2011
In: A journal of church and state
Year: 2011, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 670-672
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