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Continuing the Conversation

There are a lot of books about The Rule of Benedict, and not too many on The Rule of Basil. Many of the books on The Rule of Benedict are not too academic and are meant for everyone, not just scholars. If you are interested in learning more about Christian monasticism in general I would recommend a book that I wrote: Greg Peters, The Story of Monasticism: Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituality (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015). If you do want a more technical study of The Rule of Benedict, the best is Terrence G. Kardong’s Benedict’s Rule: A Translation and Commentary (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1996). Of the books that introduce The Rule of Benedict and help to make it practical in one’s spiritual life include the following: Will Derkse, The Rule of Benedict for Beginners: Spirituality for Daily Life (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2003); Terrence G. Kardong, Conversation with Saint Benedict: The Rule in Today’s World (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012); Rowan Williams, The Way of St Benedict (London: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2020); and Norvene Vest, Preferring Christ: A Devotional Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1990).