If you read the Irresistable Revolution and, like me, wondered what the money drop on Wall Street looked like...here it is.
Monday, September 17, 2007
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- School(s) for Conversion: 12 Marks of a New Monasticism
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A New Monasticism from Shane Claiborne"s The Irresistible Revolution
- Relocation to the abandoned places of empire.
- Sharing economic resources with fellow community members and the needy among us.
- Hospitality to the stranger.
- Lament for racial divisions within the church and our communities, combined with the active pursuit of a just reconciliation.
- Humble submission to Christ's body, the church.
- Intentional formation in the way of Christ and the rule of the community, along the lines of the old novitiate.
- Nurturing commom life among members of an intentional community.
- Support for celibate singles alongside monogamous married couples and their children.
- Geographical proximity to community members who share a commom rule of life.
- Care for the plot of God's earth given to us, along with support of our local economies.
- Peacemaking in the midst of violence, and conflict resolution within communities along the lines of Matthew 18:15-20.
- Commitment to a disciplined contemplative life.
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