Spirit and Origin of Christian Monasticism

By James O. Hannay

Book Overview

The Catholic ideal is the ascetic life. The true monk is the perfect Christian. "This", says Thomas a Kempis "is the highest wisdom, by contempt of the world to make for the regions of heaven."... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766151220
• ISBN13: 9780766151222
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.2" x 11.2"