Melodies of a New Monasticism : Bonhoeffer’s Vision, Iona’s Witness

The New Monastic Movement Is A Vibrant Source Of Renewal For The Church's Life And Mission. Many Involved In This Movement Have Quoted Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Conviction That The Church Must Recover Ancient Spiritual Disciplines If It Is To Effectively Engage The Powers That Be. Melodies Of A New Monasticism Adopts A Musical Metaphor Of Polyphony (the Combination Of Two Or More Lines Of Music) To Articulate The Way That These Early Christian Virtues Can Be Woven Together In Community. Creatively Using This Imagery, This Book Draws On The Theological Vision Of Bonhoeffer And The Contemporary Witness Of George Macleod And The Iona Community To Explore The Interplay Between Discipleship, Doctrine, And Ethics. A Recurring Theme Is The Idea Of Christ As The Cantus Firmus (the Fixed Song) Around Which People Perform The Diverse Harmonies Of God In Church And World, Including Worship, Ecumenism, Healing, Peace, Justice, And Ecology. Introduction: The Melodies Of George Macleod And Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- Mixing Metaphors And Making Melodies -- Polyphonic Jesus: Cantus Firmus Of Melody Making -- Fragmented Epiphanies -- Worldly Monasticism -- The Colony Of Heaven -- Performing The Discipline Of Counterpoint -- Making Melodies In The Church: Three Movements -- Making Melodies In The World : Three Movements -- Cadenzas And Conclusions. Craig Gardiner ; With A Foreword By Rowan Williams. Revision Of Author's Thesis (ph. D.)--cardiff University, 2005 Under Title: Melodies Of Community : Towards A Theology Of Christian Community Through The Metaphor Of Music With Particular Reference To Dietrich Bonhoeffer And The Iona Community. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 297-323) And Indexes.