How Enlightened Can a Monk Be? The Efforts of Eighteenth-Century German Benedictines to Reform Monastery and Church

This article investigates how German Benedictines in the eighteenth century tried to reform monastic life and Catholic theology by adopting various aspects of Enlightenment lifestyle and thought. It demonstrates the intellectual diversity that existed in this religious order and the order's int...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of religious history 2013-03, Vol.37 (1), p.64-79
1. Verfasser:	Lehner, Ulrich L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	17th-18th century Benedictines Catholic church Catholicism Christianity Communities. Monachism Germany: History History and sciences of religions Modern period Monks Religious history Religious mentalities Religious orders Theology
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