Missionary Monks: An Introduction to the History and Theology of Missionary Monasticism
Edward L. Smither (Cascade Books, 2016) Missionaries go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, while monks live cloistered in a monastery and focus their lives on prayer and studying Scripture–correct? Not exactly. When we study the history of Christian mission, especially from around 500 to 1500 CE, the key missionaries that …