The Story of Monasticism: Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituality (Biblia.com)

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Some evangelicals perceive monasticism as a relic from the past or a retreat from the world, or they reject it as an aberration in Protestant circles. At the same time, contemporary evangelical spirituality desires outward manifestations of the faith. Greg Peters, an expert in monastic studies, offers a historical survey of monasticism from its origins to current manifestations. Recover the...

years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows—and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter” (2 Cor. 12:2–4). One manifestation of contemplation is either talking directly with God or having some experience of face-to-face contact with God. Given this overview concerning the nature of contemplation, it

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