Lovers of the Place: Monasticism Loose in the Church

by Francis Kline OCSO, Michael Downey (Foreword by)

Overview

In Lovers of the Place, Abbot Francis Kline provided a fresh vision of the monastic life as one form of the Christian vocation that must find its place alongside other expressions of Christian life. He firmly believed that as monasticism renews itself for the church, it will in turn renew the church. Kline invites all the baptized to a participation in the monastic charism loose in the church at large.

Francis Kline, OCSO, was the third abbot of Mepkin Abbey, a Cistercian (Trappist) monastery near Charleston, South Carolina, until his death in 2006. He studied at The Julliard School in New York and at Sant'Anselmo in Rome.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879077686
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	05/01/2012
Series:	Monastic Wisdom Series , #38
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	150
Sales rank:	342,610
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Since completing his doctorate under the direction of David Power in 1982, Michael Downey has served as professor of theology and spirituality at universities and seminaries in the United States. His abiding theological commitment to those who are wounded and marginalized has brought him to serve the church most in need through lectures, conferences, and retreats in different parts of the world. From 1997-2011 he served as the Cardinal's Theologian, Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is currently Diocesan Theologian in San Bernardino, CA.