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by: Mary Jo Weaver
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 271.971077252
EAN: 9780253341846
ISBN: 0253341841
Label: Indiana University Press
Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2002-09
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Sales Rank: 1011667
Studio: Indiana University Press
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This book is both a history of the Carmelite monastery of Indianapolis and an introduction to the Carmelites, a contemplative order of Roman Catholicism, founded in the 13th century and reborn as a reform movement for women religious by Teresa of Avila in the 16th century. Carmelite nuns live an ascetic, cloistered life, but the view that one must 'leave the world' to find sacred space has evolved to embrace the notion that the world itself is sacred space.
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Rating:  - Traditional Carmelites Flourishing!
Just had to add a word to the discussion of this book, to inform anyone considering reading this book: My daughter(19 yr old) recently entered a beautiful Carmel is SD, and they wear full habits, have a double grate, remain cloistered, pray incessantly, are vegetarians, incorporate Latin in their hymns and liturgy, and still follow the ancient traditions set in place by blessed St. Theresa of Avila. This Convent opened in SD with only 4 Sisters from NY in the mid 90's. They now number 13, many ... Read More
Rating:  - Blending of worlds together
I became interested in Mary Jo Weaver's book 'Cloister and Community' for several reasons - I am a solitary follower of spiritual practices derivative of monastic traditions; the idea of communities in transition intrigues me; finally, the fictional account in Mark Salzman's 'Lying Awake' of a Carmelite community in particular made me want to understand a real community's life and dynamic.
Weaver, a professor of religious studies at my old university (Indiana University), is a scholar ... Read More
Rating: - neither cloister not community
It is unfortunate that I cannot rate this as 0 star. Surely not all Carmelites have sunk to such a low state & expression. I can only hope that the author has superimposed her own weak, new-age philosophy and understanding over what Carmel was designed to be. Surely even a Carmel that had dispensed with the grille & habit wouldn't replace person faith & worship of Jesus Christ as savior and Lord for the vague worship of god in the expression of the universe. If Jesus Christ is the same ... Read More
Rating:  - Deconstruction of Conventual Life
This book is about a community of Carmelite Nuns that went from a traditional experience of monastic life to a community with a novel interpretation of religious life. It is a painful read, it is the devolution of religious life. Experimentation into extinction, active and contemplative Roman Catholic communities reevaluated their faith and practice during and after Vatican II. Those who removed the basic reasons for existence; community, common symbols and common ministry and have not attracted a single ... Read More
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