The Rule of St. Benedict, Saint Benedict of Nursia
The Rule of St. Benedict, Saint Benedict of Nursia
List: $19.95 | Sale: $13.97
Club: $9.97

The Rule of St. Benedict

Author: Saint Benedict of Nursia

Narrator: Joe Geoffrey

Unabridged: 2 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 10/16/2020


Synopsis

Written as a practical guide for monastic living, The Rule of St. Benedict covers topics such as charity, integrity, humility, family spirituality, and simplistic living.  This timeless work has become a guide for religious communities throughout history, and St. Benedict himself is now widely recognized as the father of Western monasticism.  In discussing religion and instructing readers on how to live a simple and holy life, this text reaches contemporary and widespread issues.  The Rule of St. Benedict serves as a guide not only for religious societies but also for achieving peace and unity in families as it brings the reader to understanding spirituality, both individually and as a community, as well as the importance and the challenges of physical labor and responsibility.

This series, published by ONE audiobooks, seeks to produce Classic Christian titles read by well known and loved audiobook narrators.  ONE takes great care to cast these titles with readers who will provide an unmatched listening experience for these important works.

Joe Geoffrey brings his passion to every performance and is considered to be one of the top audiobook narrators in the industry.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen on August 11, 2009

If you read this for entertainment you will be sorely disappointed. If you read this as a guide to life, and you are not a monk, you will be sorely disappointed. If you read this with an eye toward how one might live a more calm and disciplined life, adjusting what was written in to Sixth century, t......more

Goodreads review by Bryce on May 07, 2008

I've often thought that the monastic order is the high-point of my religion. No power, no ambition, just simple and just service to God and man. Therefore I thought I'd read the beginning of that order. My sympathies are much more in align with the Franciscans then the Benedictions which is to put i......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on September 04, 2019

I read this along with Esther de Waal's Seeking God for the Schole Sisters book club I led. It turned out to be a much more enjoyable read than I anticipated and it is now my new favorite book on authority and parenting with its gentle, stable, and realistic approach to life. I think this would be a......more

Goodreads review by J. Aleksandr on December 18, 2021

Monasticism is widely misunderstood, one of those subjects on which otherwise well-informed people feel comfortable delivering very decided opinions which turn out, on examination, to have been based on flawed assumptions and stereotypes. It helps to go back to the source. Benedict did not quite star......more