CONGRESS CANCELED Theories on Monasticism in the Twelfth Century
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Our knowledge about theories on lifestyle and theological anthropology in the formative period of the history of culture of the Western world. Along with being the form of life for an intellectual elite, monasticism was the structure of life for a moral elite. Thus, monasticism could be a first class Christian lifestyle whereas human life outside the wall of the monasteries was more remote from the heavenly salvation. Monasticism can be seen as an ambitious goal of intellectual and moral life and undoubtedly an important part of the history of the theological anthropology of the Western culture. But the monastics of the time did also their own deeper reflections on the meaning of monastic life. Aage Rydstrom-Pulsen
CONGRESS CANCELED Theories on Monasticism in the Twelfth Century
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Our knowledge about theories on lifestyle and theological anthropology in the formative period of the history of culture of the Western world. Along with being the form of life for an intellectual elite, monasticism was the structure of life for a moral elite. Thus, monasticism could be a first class Christian lifestyle whereas human life outside the wall of the monasteries was more remote from the heavenly salvation. Monasticism can be seen as an ambitious goal of intellectual and moral life and undoubtedly an important part of the history of the theological anthropology of the Western culture. But the monastics of the time did also their own deeper reflections on the meaning of monastic life. Aage Rydstrom-Pulsen