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Pro vita monastica : an essay in defence of the contemplative virtues

Title
Pro vita monastica : an essay in defence of the contemplative virtues / by Henry Dwight Sedgwick.
Author
Sedgwick, Henry Dwight, 1861-1957.
Publication
Boston : The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923.

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Description
xvii, 164 p.; 22 cm.
Alternative Title
Contemplative virtues, An essay in defence of the.
Subject
  • Asceticism
  • Spiritual life
  • Perfection > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
  • asceticism
  • Spiritual life
  • Perfection > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
  • Asceticism
Genre/Form
Blocked bindings (Binding)
Note
  • "D.B. Updike. The Merrymount Press. Boston."
Contents
The World and the Recluse -- Disillusion -- The Voice of Authority -- The Value of Precedent -- Saint Anthony -- Saint Benedict -- Thomas À Kempis -- Senancour, Eugénie De Guérin, and Amiel -- The Influence of Christian Tradition -- Some Grounds of Doubt -- The Bounties of Solitude -- The Vegetable Patch -- The Flower Garden -- The Library -- The Spiritual Power of Sex -- The Realm of Truth -- Self-Examination -- The Oratory -- Spiritual Exercises -- The Usual Reproach -- The Great Human Need.
LCCN
23026343
OCLC
  • ocm01513814
  • 1513814
  • SCSB-806453
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library