monasticism and religious orders

Draws wisdom from monks and nuns in monastic communities from around America in search of peace between Christianity and its opponents, especially Islam and in the War on Terror.

Brother Benet Tvedten discusses what life is like for him and the other priests who live at South Dakota's Blue Cloud Abbey.

Looks at the lives of monks during the Middle Ages, including their role in the Crusades and the monasteries they built.

Examines aspects of daily life in a medieval monastery, discussing obedience and discipline, spiritual and contemplative activities, good works, education and the arts, and other topics.

A detailed look at the daily life and work of a medieval monk, covering monastic training, scholarship, art and music, physical labor, prayer, and sacrifices such as cleanliness and sleep. Includes an annotated further reading list.

Many years after a nuclear war, scholars seeking the old learning come to a monastery where much knowledge has been preserved.

Presents an inside look at how to go about attaining true happiness in life by doing what is good and right, based on the insights gained by the monks of New Skete, a contemporary monastic community in Cambridge, New York.

Traces the history of the Knights Templar, discussing how they gained wealth, lands, and influence to become the most powerful military religious order of the Middle Ages, how they influenced European history, and why they fell from grace.

Provides a portrait of the English monastery at the height of the Middle Ages, looking at the roles of the various people who lived in the abbeys, the craft involved in building a monastery, the blossoming of artistic and intellectual activity, and other aspects of life within the abbey walls.

Presents a short study of the development of Monasticism and the Monastic life, and examines ancient monasteries, early monastics, Viking attacks on monasteries between the eighth and tenth centuries, and more.