{"product_id":"recovering-benedict-twelve-step-living-and-the-rule-of-benedict-9781640653269","title":"Recovering Benedict: Twelve-Step Living and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecovering Benedict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e encourages us to nourish our physical and spiritual lives using the Rule of Benedict and the twelve-step recovery principles of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the “father of Western monasticism,” Benedict pulled together various strands of monastic spirituality into a single handbook for holiness. Alcoholics Anonymous presented an equally innovative way to address alcoholism based on twelve steps drawn from numerous spiritual sources. While it took a sixth-century Italian collating various sources to produce a handbook for spiritual life, it likewise took a twentieth-century American to pull together the spiritual principles to recover one’s physical life. John E. Crean, Jr. brings both traditions together in one handbook for living: daily meditations are inspired by the down-to-earth wisdom of the Rule of Benedict, and AA’s template for sobriety and humbleness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful daily devotional for all who wish for deeper healing, for personal use, or group study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thanks to John Crean’s keen eye to the connections between the Steps and the Rule, we now have not only a great introduction to Benedict, but also a daily practice that we can add to our program. Incorporating even a few of the great saint’s disciplines will most certainly enrich our recovery.”\u003cbr\u003e —Verne Becker, General Editor, \u003cem\u003eRecovery Devotional Bible\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are loads of contemporary commentaries on the Rule of Benedict . . . few do link twelve-step and Benedictine themes, but Rev. John Crean’s book may be one of a kind. He uses the familiar breakdown of the Rule into small segments meant to be read daily over a four-month period, inserting his commentary after each section.”\u003cbr\u003e —Joan Ridley, O.S.B.\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eAmerican Benedictine Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“John Crean has done a great service to all those who find themselves unable to change their self- and other-destructive behavior by melding Benedictine and twelve-step spirituality. This book is inviting to anyone who wants to find peace in this deeply disturbing time.”\u003cbr\u003e —William A. Barry, S.J.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rev. Crean’s prayers and reflections are heartfelt, offering both solace and challenge for the reader.”\u003cbr\u003e —Sister Judith Sutera, OSB, Benedictine Monastery of Mount St. Scholastica\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I think this book should be mandatory reading. I endorse it with my whole heart!”\u003cbr\u003e —J. Jon Bruno, retired Bishop of Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Church Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359857934679,"sku":"9781640653269","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781640653269.jpg?v=1754125923","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/recovering-benedict-twelve-step-living-and-the-rule-of-benedict-9781640653269","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}