Paperback: Upon the recommendation of a Scottish publisher, Ercam Editions in Bloomington, Ohio is reprinting as a single volume this most critically acclaimed and popular of modern Camaldolese books. It is a guide to the hermit way of life, based on the teaching of Blessed Paul Giustiniani and featuring a memorable preface by Thomas Merton.
Alone With God (revised and reset, 2008) is translated from the French Seul avec Dieu: La Vie Eremitique (1961) by Elizabeth McCabe.
About the author: Dom Jean Leclerq OSB (1911-1993) is widely regarded as the foremost twentieth century scholar of Western monasticism, and this is one of his most impressive achievements.
If you are going to read only one work of monastic spirituality in your lifetime, this could be your best choice.
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