Margins
The Love of Learning and the Desire for God book cover
The Love of Learning and the Desire for God
A Study of Monastic Culture
1960
First Published
4.31
Average Rating
397
Number of Pages
The Love of Learning and the Desire for God is composed of a series of lectures given to young monks at the Institute of Monastic Studies at Sant'Anselmo in Rome during the winter of 1955-56.
Avg Rating
4.31
Number of Ratings
249
5 STARS
49%
4 STARS
34%
3 STARS
15%
2 STARS
2%
1 STARS
0%
goodreads

Author

Jean Leclercq
Author · 5 books
Dom Jean LeClercq, O.S.B. was a French Benedictine monk, and author of a classic study on Lectio Divina and the history of inter-monastic dialogue. As a young man, he entered Clervaux Abbey in Luxembourg, of which monastery he remained a monk until his death.
548 Market St PMB 65688, San Francisco California 94104-5401 USA
© 2025 Paratext Inc. All rights reserved