I’m blogging here a previous paper that I wrote for my churchhistory course at Bakke Graduate University. It was written for my first course, in May 2006.

Conclusion and Bibliography

Conclusion

Through study of the values and practices of Benedictine spirituality and in particular Benedict’s Rule, Mt. Si Vineyard has been able to incarnate many values and practices that help us to grow in our own mission and in our time and place. In expressing the values of prayer, mindfulness, obedience and humility, we find ourselves expressing the ideal of Jesus and forming a virtual partnership with modern-day Benedictines as we seek to take the best of what we see in them in order to help our community shape itself in Christlikeness. The vision of Benedict continues to impact not just Benedictine monastics, but our own incarnational missional community in the suburbs of Seattle.

Bibliography

Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino and Berheyen, Rev. Boniface (Translator), The Holy Rule of St. Benedict, Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 2000

Foster, Richard J. and Smith, James Bryan, Devotional Classics, HarperSanFrancisco, 1993

Gregory I, St., The Life of Our most Holy Father S. Benedict, Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 2000

Holtz, Fr. Albert, O.S.B., Downtown Monks, Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2000.

Michael, Chester P. and Norrisey, Marie C., Prayer and Temperament: Different Prayer Forms for Different Personality Types, Charlottesville: The Open Door, 1984.

Norris, Kathleen, The Cloister Walk, New York: Riverhead Books, 1996.

Taylor, Brian C., Spirituality for Everyday Living: An Adaptation of the Rule of St. Benedict, Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1989

Tvedten, Br. Benet, O.S.B., The View from a Monastery, New York: Riverhead, 1999

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Rule of Life FAQ, http://www.sttims.org/worship/rulefaq.shtml

St. Andrew’s Abbey, Introd. To Lectio Divina, http://www.valyermo.com/ld-art.html

Holy Spirit Interactive, The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina, http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/features/lectiodivina/

Interesting Thing of the Day, Benedictine Oblates, http://itotd.com/articles/274/benedictine-oblates/