Recovering Benedict the Tightrope Walker

the Tightrope Walker

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Post-Traumatic God equips the Church to heal the unseen wounds of the soul

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widely praised womanist bible scholar and priest Wilda Gafney selects scripture readings that emphasize women's stories

Recovering Benedict the Tightrope WalkerRecovering Benedict encourages us to nourish our physical and spiritual lives using the Rule of Benedict and the twelve step recovery principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. As the father of Western monasticism, Benedict pulled together various strands of monastic spirituality into a single handbook for holiness. Alcoholics Anonymous presented an equally innovative way to address alcoholism based on twelve steps drawn from numerous spiritual sources.