Engaging Benedict: What the Rule Can Teach Us Today
by Laura Swan
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Nearly fifteen centuries ago, Benedict of Nursia wrote a rule for Christians who wanted to live, work, and pray together in community. With its core values of contemplation, hospitality, and simplicity, the Rule remains as useful today as it was when it was created. But the Rule is not without its difficulties in contemporary practice. Author Laura Swan, a Benedictine sister, looks at the Rule with a critical eye, taking the obstacles that women and young people find, and offering insights that resonate with their experience and are still faithful to the challenge of the Rule.