A Bernardine Plan for Monastic Formation in the Twenty-First Century

The article presents the author's views on spiritual formation of novices in 21st century. The French abbot Saint Bernard of Clairvaux recommended, the novices seem to have lived in separate quarters. It further discussed includes Bernard's confidence in the power of persuasion and encoura...

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Main Author: Casey, Michael 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2016
In: Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2016, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-19
Further subjects:B Twenty-first century
B Abbots
B BERNARD, of Clairvaux, Saint, ca. 1090-1153
B Christian Education
B MONASTIC life
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The article presents the author's views on spiritual formation of novices in 21st century. The French abbot Saint Bernard of Clairvaux recommended, the novices seem to have lived in separate quarters. It further discussed includes Bernard's confidence in the power of persuasion and encouragement to ease the transition into monastic life.
ISSN:1062-6549
Contains:Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly