At Home in the World

Autorentext

Margaret Guenther (1929 2016) was a priest, writer, teacher, and grandmother. She was the former director of the Center for Christian Spirituality at The General Theological Seminary and an associate at St. Columba's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC.

Klappentext

From informal versions of the Rule of St. Benedict to Twelve-Step groups and Weight Watchers, the basic human need for guidance and structure in the quest for wholeness is palpable and real. Guenther explores ancient and contemporary meanings for the classic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, along with the distinctively Benedictine ethos of stability and conversion, pointing out the pitfalls of each. Short essays on different elements of a rule of life ? authority, money, pleasure, stinginess, friends, enemies, living in families ? make up the core of the book, which concludes with practical ideas for crafting a rule of life.

Zusammenfassung
Out of her long experience as a spiritual director, mentor, and teacher, the author offers a guide for "the rest of us" - singles, couples, parents, extended families, members of churches - to create a rule of life to help us in our search for faith.