A Philosopher Looks at the Religious Life
Author: Zena Hitz (St John's College, Annapolis) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 220 What is happiness? Does life have a meaning? If so, is that meaning available in an ordinary life? The philosopher Zena Hitz confronted these questions head-on when she spent several years living in a Christian religious community. Religious life -- the communal life chosen by monks, nuns, friars, and hermits -- has been a part of global Christianity since earliest times, but many of us struggle to...
A Philosopher Looks at the Religious Life