The Wisdom of the Cloister: 365 Daily Readings from the Greatest Monastic Writings

The 365 daily readings from Wisdom of the Cloister offer the serenity of monastic life to a wide audience. Especially intended to serve the general reader, this collection surveys the whole of Christian monasticism. Included here are a full range of writings, from the earliest desert mothers and fathers to contemporary monastics.

John Skinner, author and translator of many texts of spirituality, invites the reader to peruse these varied writings using the immediately accessible style of read...