New Monasticism Names an Impulse That Is Trying to Incarnate Itself in the New Generation
“We assert that new monasticism names an impulse that is trying to incarnate itself in the new generation. It is beyond the borders of any particular religious institution, yet drinks deeply from the wells of our wisdom traditions. It is an urge which speaks to a profoundly con- templative life, to the formation of small communities of friends, to sacred activism and to discovering together the unique calling of every person and every community. ” ew MonasticismN An Interspiritual Manifesto for Contemplative Life in the 21st Century By RORY McENTEE & ADAM BUCKO In Gratefulness here have been many inspirations and guides on the road to new monasticism. TBefore we begin we must offer our deepest gratitude and thanks to all whose ideas, lives, mentorship and presence have brought us here. To name but a very few of these pioneers: Father Bede Griffiths, Ramon Panikkar, Thomas Merton, Father Thomas Keating, Brother Wayne Teasdale, Andrew Harvey, Matthew Fox, Kurt Johnson, Cecil Collins, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dorothy Day, Pir Hazrat Inayat Khan and Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Catherine Doherty, Madeleine Delbrel, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Father Richard Rohr, Mother Teresa, the Hermits of Peace at Sky Farm Hermitage, Brother Francis Ali and Sister Michaela Terrio, and many others, with special gratitude to those Sufi and Hasidic wisdom makers for whom “the world was never taken outside of the monastery”... C Prologue “What we seek is an experience that transforms our lives and incorporates us into the destiny of the universe. We are looking
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