{"title":"Vincent Ryan","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the gripping thrillers of Vincent Ryan, a master of suspense and intrigue. 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Bell medievalist, theologian, professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, author of \u003ci\u003eEveryday Life at La Trappe Under Armand-Jean Ranc , Understanding Ranc , \u003c\/i\u003e etc. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBack to Asceticism: The Trappist Option, Vol. 1 \u003c\/i\u003e is an updated translation of this work \u003ci\u003eDe la Saintet  et des Devoirs de la Vie Monastique\u003c\/i\u003e by the Abb  Armand-Jean de Ranc  was originally published in Paris in 1683. In 1830 it was translated and titled \u003ci\u003eOn the Sanctity and the Duties of the Monastic State \u003c\/i\u003e by Abbot Vincent Ryan, founding abbot of Mount Melleray in Capoquin, Ireland. This derivative edition has been \u003cb\u003ere-typeset, re-titled, edited, updated, heavily annotated, \u003c\/b\u003e and its many citations both substantially \u003cb\u003ecorrected and expanded\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMoreover \u003c\/b\u003e, it has been supplied with a contemporary \u003cb\u003eintroduction, \u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003e52 illustrations \u003c\/b\u003e as well as an \u003cb\u003eImage Index\u003c\/b\u003e and an \u003cb\u003eIndex of Scriptural Citations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlthough Abb  de Ranc , the founder of the Trappists, originally wrote for his monks, many laity of 17th c. France enthusiastically adopted much of his spirituality, and to wonderful effect. With asceticism re-appearing now as a corrective to our self-indulgence and softness, his incisive book is a badly needed, bracing corrective for the Christians of our time. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack to Asceticism: The Trappist Option\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e will likely accomplish spontaneously all that \u003ci\u003eThe Benedict Option\u003c\/i\u003e by Rod Dreher envisioned, and far more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Sanctity and Duties of the Monastic State\u003c\/i\u003e was the soul of Trappist spirituality until very recently, and the very implosion of the Trappists suggests that survival of the order depends on an about-face, a return to the wisdom of its founder. In fact, the entire Church is badly in need of the ascetic wisdom that de Ranc  has distilled from Saint Benedict, Saint Bernard, Saint Basil, Saint John Climachus and other desert fathers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume I contains the following fifteen chapters: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 - The Obligations of Religious Life in General \u003cbr\u003e 2 - The Institution of the Monastic State \u003cbr\u003e 3 - Of the Origin of the Solitary Life \u003cbr\u003e 4 - Of the Different Forms of Life Which Were Established among the Ancient Solitaries\u003cbr\u003e 5 - Of the Essence and Perfection of the Cenobitical State \u003cbr\u003e 6 - Of the Principal Means by Which Religious Persons May Attain to the Perfection of Their State \u003cbr\u003e 7 - On the Love of God \u003cbr\u003e 8 - Of Loving the Superiors and Having Confidence in Them \u003cbr\u003e 9 - Of the Charity and Duty of Superiors \u003cbr\u003e 10 - Of the Charity that the Brethren Should Have for One Another \u003cbr\u003e11 - On Prayer\u003cbr\u003e 12 - On Penance, On Humiliations\u003cbr\u003e 13 - On the Meditation of Death \u003cbr\u003e 14 - On the Judgments of God \u003cbr\u003e15 - On Compunction \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e Volume II contains the additional eight chapters: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16 - On Retirement \u003cbr\u003e 17 - On Silence \u003cbr\u003e 18 - On Abstinence and Austere Food\u003cbr\u003e 19 - On Manual Labor \u003cbr\u003e 20 - On Night Watchings \u003cbr\u003e 21 - On Poverty\u003cbr\u003e 22 - On Patience under Sickness and Infirmities \u003cbr\u003e 23 - On Mitigations \u003cbr\u003e Although Volume II has fewer chapters it is a slightly longer book. In all, the two volumes comprise \u003cb\u003e700 pages of monastic wisdom \u003c\/b\u003e compiled and commented on by the immensely learned Abb  de Ranc  in light of his own decades long experience as the re-founder of Our Lady of la Trappe monastery in France. That monastery under his rule was by all accounts a kind of Heaven on earth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack to Asceticism: the Trappist Option\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an outstanding gift for any priest or religious, for anyone interested in the devout life, in monasticism, in discerning a vocation, in prayer or in getting to Heaven.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50354671157521,"sku":"CIN057855366XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53588745879825,"sku":"NIN9780578553665","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/057855366X.jpg?v=1751008458"},{"product_id":"back-to-asceticism-ii-book-vincent-ryan-9780578557960","title":"Back to Asceticism II","description":"\u003ci\u003eDe la saintet  et des devoirs de la vie monastique\u003c\/i\u003eby the Abb  Armand-Jean de Ranc  was originally published in Paris by Francois Muguet in 1683. In 1830 it was translated and titled \u003ci\u003eOn the Sanctity and the Duties of the Monastic State \u003c\/i\u003e by Abbot Vincent Ryan, founding abbot of Mount Melleray in Capoquinn, Ireland and published in Dublin by Richard Grace. This derivative edition has been re-typeset, re-titled, edited, updated, heavily annotated, and its many citations both substantially corrected and expanded. Moreover, it has been supplied with a contemporary introduction, with 44 illustrations as well as an Image Index and an Index of Scriptural Citations. \u003cbr\u003eAlthough Abb  de Ranc , the founder of the Trappists, originally wrote for his monks, many laity of 17th c. France gladly embraced much of his spirituality, and to wonderful effect. With asceticism re-appearing now as a corrective to our self-indulgence and softness, his wonderful book is a badly needed, albeit bracing corrective for the Christians of our time. If appropriated in our day, \u003ci\u003eBack to Asceticism: The Trappist Option\u003c\/i\u003e will likely accomplish spontaneously all that \u003ci\u003eThe Benedict Option\u003c\/i\u003e by Rod Dreher envisioned, and far more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Sanctity and Duties of the Monastic State\u003c\/i\u003e was the soul of Trappist spirituality until very recently, and the very implosion of the Trappists suggests that survival of the order depends on an about-face, a return to the wisdom of its founder. In fact, the same may be said \u003ci\u003emutatis mutandi\u003c\/i\u003e of the entire Church, which is badly in need of this ascetic wisdom which de Ranc  has distilled from Saint Benedict, Saint Bernard and the Desert Fathers, from Saint Basil, Saint John Climachus, and others. \u003cbr\u003eVolume I contains the following fifteen chapters: \u003cbr\u003e1 - The Obligations of Religious Life in General 2 - The Institution of the Monastic State 3 - Of the Origin of the Solitary Life 4 - Of the Different Forms of Life Which Were Established among the Ancient Solitaries 5 - Of the Essence and Perfection of the Cenobitical State 6 - Of the Principal Means by Which Religious Persons May Attain to the Perfection of Their State 7 - On the Love of God 8 - Of Loving the Superiors and Having Confidence in Them 9 - Of the Charity and Duty of Superiors 10 - Of the Charity that the Brethren Should Have for One Another11 - On Prayer 12 - On Penance, On Humiliations 13 - On the Meditation of Death 14 - On the Judgments of God 15 - On Compunction \u003cbr\u003e Volume II contains the additional eight chapters: \u003cbr\u003e16 - On Retirement 17 - On Silence 18 - On Abstinence and Austere Food 19 - On Manual Labor 20 - On Night Watchings 21 - On Poverty 22 - On Patience under Sickness and Infirmities 23 - On Mitigations \u003cbr\u003eIn all, the two volumes comprise 700 pages of monastic wisdom compiled and commented on by the immensely learned Abb  de Ranc  in light of his own decades long experience as the re-founder, the very successful re-founder, of Our Lady of la Trappe monastery in France. 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With this work Abb  Armand-Jean de Ranc  is striding into the moribund world of contemporary Catholicism and speaking once again with words of fire.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53490005573905,"sku":"NIN9780578557960","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780578557960.jpg?v=1777730748"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-vincent-ryan.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}