{"product_id":"9781640653276-recovering-benedict","title":"Recovering Benedict","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecovering Benedict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e encourages us to nourish our physical and spiritual lives using the Rule of Benedict and the twelve-step recovery principles of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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. While it took a sixth-century Italian collating various sources to produce a handbook for spiritual life, it likewise took a twentieth-century American to pull together the spiritual principles to recover one’s physical life. John E. Crean, Jr. brings both traditions together in one handbook for living: daily meditations are inspired by the down-to-earth wisdom of the Rule of Benedict, and AA’s template for sobriety and humbleness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful daily devotional for all who wish for deeper healing, for personal use, or group study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Edward Crean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47356957425919,"sku":"9781640653276","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/9424\/5887\/files\/9781640653276.jpg?v=1767928884","url":"https:\/\/churchpublishing.org\/products\/9781640653276-recovering-benedict","provider":"Church Publishing Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}