Parish Asceticism: The 2021 James Lloyd Breck Conference on Monasticism and The Church

by Greg Peters

The theme of the second conference, held on the campus of Nashotah House from June 24-25, 2021, was "Parish Asceticism." The Christian tradition takes for granted that baptized believers will engage in some form of bodily training for the purpose of godliness (cf. 1 Tim. 4:7-8). The Apostle Paul said, "I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward God and toward men" (Acts 24:16). That is, he engaged in asceticism for the purpose of being...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0979224373
• ISBN13: 9780979224379
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Nashotah House
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"