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The Cloister Walk
The Cloister Walk
Author: Kathleen Norris
From Publishers Weekly — The allure of the monastic life baffles most lay people, but in her second book Norris (Dakota) goes far in explaining it. The author, raised Protestant, has been a Benedictine oblate, or lay associate, for 10 years, and has lived at a Benedictine monastery in Minnesota for two. Here, she compresses these years of experie...  more »
ISBN: 292712
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Riverhead books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 7
An interesting read from an outsider's point of view. The author may be a Benedictine Oblate, but she isn't a Catholic and therefore doesn't always grasp the connection between Catholic teaching and Benedictine practices. While she approaches the subject fairly respectfully, she's missing a bit of the picture. At times, she seems stuck between admiration for the Benedictines and bashing the Catholic Church without realizing that the religious orders are very much a part of the Church she is taking a swipe at. The Desert fathers and early saints she quotes from are very much part of the Catholic Church and its teaching - but the connection seems lost on her. For Catholics, if you can stand a little uninformed sniping here and there, it is an interesting look at the beauty of contempletive life and the difficulties that surround it.
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A quiet, insightful look at Benedictine live.
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Kathleen Norris is always good.
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Interesting book - reflections on her life in faith interspersed with Biblical history. I've enjoyed reading it.


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