Fifteen centuries after it was written, the Rule of St. Benedict still provides a deep and practical spirituality that helps lay people cope with everyday probl

The Rule of Saint Benedict is a book of precepts written by Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.

At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Vi

A handy, pocket-sized edition of St. Benedict's Rule with sections dated so that the Rule may be read three times a year.

For fifteen centuries Benedictine monasticism has been governed by a Rule that is at once strong enough to instill order and yet flexible enough to have relevan