Early Monasticism and the New Monastics - Lecture #2

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Second in the series of online lectures from Paul Perez. Today Paul gets into The Rule of the monastic communities, St. Benedict's in particular. Issues arise like mutual obedience and mutual leadership. Also, what happens to Christianity when persecution and martyrdom end, and imperial powers claim the faith? What will Christian communities do today to claim a distinct rule together?