Downtown Monks, originally published in 2000, was the first book by Albert Holtz and tells the story of the challenges facing a community of Benedictine monks in their ministry of running a boys schoo
Part of a decade-long series of dialogues between Benedictine monks and Shi'a Muslims from Iran, a meeting was held in September 2011 in Rome to compare spiritual practices and religious experiences i
The true story of how five monks saved the oldest Zen Buddhist monastery in the United States from wildfire. When a massive wildfire surrounded Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, five monks risked their
Lapthananon (researcher, cultural anthropology, Chulalongkorn U., Thailand) shares his research on the "development monks" and their roles in social and human development. The phrase development monks
Chinese Buddhists have never remained stationary. They have always been on the move. In Monks in Motion, Jack Meng-Tat Chia explores why Buddhist monks migrated from China to Southeast Asia, and how t
From one of the most original French writers of our day comes a mysterious, prismatic, and at times profoundly sad reflection on humanity in its darker moments—one of which may very well be our own. I
The monks of Archangel Monastery are prepared for a hard winter. But look out, monks! A bad winter storm is coming! This beautifully-illustrated book will be enjoyed by children and their caregivers f
A companion reference to the popular Animal Planet dog training show is based on the Monks of New Skete training methods, in an anecdotal guide that traces the stories of eight dogs while covering the
Lanna Buddhism is a variant of Theravada Buddhism found in northern Thailand and neighbouring areas. A salient feature is the belief in charismatic monks. These monks and their (at times) troubled rel
Lanna Buddhism is a variant of Theravada Buddhism found in northern Thailand and neighbouring areas. A salient feature is the belief in charismatic monks. These monks and their (at times) troubled rel
A lone Buddhist monk hauls water up the mountain every day, but when he is joined by two other monks, none of them are willing to go for water until one night there is a fire in the temple, in a story
A thirty-four year old entertainment lawyer from Los Angeles has a bad week: His wife throws him out in the middle of a rainstorm, his mother gets diagnosed with a deadly cancer, and in grief he abrup
Three monks live together at the temple, but they are constantly fighting. One day, they decide to go out into the world. But will that lead to less fighting"€"or more?
Three monks live together at a temple, but they can't agree on anything. They decide to leave the temple to see if it stops their fighting. But at each turn they continue to argue and compete. For exa
Behind the walls of the monastery, the monks of Xenos grow enchanted golden apples for the villagers who live in their border world. The golden apples have magical healing powers that keep the village
First published in 1975, B.J. Terwiel’s Monks and Magic remains a widely cited text. This is an absorbing study of Buddhism as practised at that time in a community in rural Central Thailand, describi
Religious travelers were a common sight in the Mediterranean world during Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. In fact, as Maribel Dietz finds in Wandering Monks, Virgins, and Pilgrims, this form
In June 2008 more than two thousand wildfires, all started by a single lightning storm, blazed across the state of California. Tassajara, the oldest Zen Buddhist monastery in the United States, was at
This is an absorbing study of Buddhism as practiced at that time in a community in rural Central Thailand, describing how esoteric spells and magical diagrams were the main interest of children and ad
'My thoughts on the spiritual exercises proper to cloistered monks'; the ninth prior of La Grande Chartreuse ( '1180) articulates the monastic contemplative tradition in distinctively western terms.'.
