I totally enjoyed today’s class! I loved learning more about the New Monasticism movement. It think the stuff was so beneficial, I would like to repost it here for my readers:
The Marks of a New Monasticism
– Relocation to the abandoned places of Empire
– Sharing economic resources with fellow community members and the needy among us
– Humble submission to Christ’s body, the church
– Geographical proximity to community members who share a common rule of life.
– Hospitality to the stranger
– Nurturing common life among members of intentional community
– Peacemaking in the midst of violence and conflict resolution within the community along the lines of Matthew 18
– Lament for racial divisions within the church and our communities combined with the active pursuit of a just reconciliation
– Care for the plot of God’s earth given to us along with support of our local economies
– Support for celibate singles alongside monogamous married couples and their children
– Intentional formation in the way of Christ and the rule of community along the lines of the old novitiate
– Commitment to a disciplined contemplative life.
This is all from Page 39 of Wilson-Hartgrove, New Monasticism, 2008
These 12 things are broken down into 6 catagories:
– Relocation
– Economic Re-distribution
– Actively non-violent
– Grassroots ecumenism
– Tending a culture of grace
– Submitting to the Church
ENJOY!!