Oneness considers the role monastic life plays within the life of the contemporary church.↵
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Using a focus on the life, practice and history of the Shepherds Law community as a starting point, the book broadens the discussion to consider how such communities negotiate the boundary between the solitary life and life within their community.↵
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With a foreword from Justin Welby and an afterword from Rowan Williams. ↵
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Contributions from:↵
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*Sarah Foot on Northumbria's long tradition↵
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*Peta Dunstan on Monasticism in the 19th century↵
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*Andrew Louth on the Skete↵
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*George Guiver on the monastic sacrament in life, liturgy, saints and buildings↵
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*Dom Xavier Perrin on Gregorian chant and monastic life ↵
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*Christopher Irvine and Ralph Pattison on the buildings of Shepherds Law in their context. ↵