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A reflection on the origins and development of one of the key women's monastic communities in modern Europe, written by a former prioress.
Before Taizé, there was Grandchamp. The lesser-known Protestant women's community,initiated in 1936, grew out of generations of women's groups in French-speaking Switzerland. It was heavily influenced by Wilfred Monod, the Student Christian Movement, Swiss Reformed efforts at liturgical renewal, and Bonhoeffer's Life Together. It was so deeply affected by the angst generated by World War II and the search by European Christians for new ways to be Christian. The Fruits of Grace, authored by the third prioress of the Community of Grandchamp in Switzerland, reflects on the origins of the community, the sources and development of its spirituality, and on its ministries. Foci include the involvement of the community in the ecumenical movement and in mission around the world. There is also important new information about its interaction with Taizé, Roman Catholic religious communities, and the women themselves, as individuals and as a community. Sister Minke de Vries provides an intimate view into the inner workings of a women's community and the structures of the spiritual practices of the Community of Grandchamp. It is a powerful analysis of a European Protestant women's monastic community.
Before Taizé, there was Grandchamp. The lesser-known Protestant women's community,initiated in 1936, grew out of generations of women's groups in French-speaking Switzerland. It was heavily influenced by Wilfred Monod, the Student Christian Movement, Swiss Reformed efforts at liturgical renewal, and Bonhoeffer's Life Together. It was so deeply affected by the angst generated by World War II and the search by European Christians for new ways to be Christian. The Fruits of Grace, authored by the third prioress of the Community of Grandchamp in Switzerland, reflects on the origins of the community, the sources and development of its spirituality, and on its ministries. Foci include the involvement of the community in the ecumenical movement and in mission around the world. There is also important new information about its interaction with Taizé, Roman Catholic religious communities, and the women themselves, as individuals and as a community. Sister Minke de Vries provides an intimate view into the inner workings of a women's community and the structures of the spiritual practices of the Community of Grandchamp. It is a powerful analysis of a European Protestant women's monastic community.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 222
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Publication Date:
30 August 2018
Trim Size: 9.02 X 6.02 in
ISBN: 9780718895334
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
RELIGION / History, History of religion
Sister Minke's book, the fruit of her long years at Grandchamp, is a moving testimony to the wonderful spirit of forgiveness, reconciliation, and striving for unity that animates this wonderful community of Protestant monastic women. It touched me deeply.
— THOMAS P. RAUSCH, SJ, Loyola Marymount University
The communities of Taizé and Grandchamp have much in common. Born from the same milieu, their leaders drew upon one another as they formed and matured as thoroughly ecumenical communities. This translation of Sr. Minke's account of the growth and development of Grandchamp, offered here by Dr. Nancy Gower, an expert on the formation and growth of Taizé, brings new insight into their relationship
— CECIL M. ROBECK, JR., Fuller Theological Seminary
The account of Sister Minke de Vries provides an important insight into the recovery of monasticism within the churches of the Reformation. Her personal perspective as the third prioress of the Community of Grandchamp gives us an insight into the evolution of the community during a period of intensive renewal and ecumenical encounter. Nancy Gower's well-documented introduction provides a window into the origins of the community in the confluence of movements that also gave rise to the communities of Taizé and Pomeyrol. This work is a welcome contribution to the history of monasticism and of ecumenical spirituality.
— CATHERINE E. CLIFFORD, Saint Paul University, Ottawa
— THOMAS P. RAUSCH, SJ, Loyola Marymount University
The communities of Taizé and Grandchamp have much in common. Born from the same milieu, their leaders drew upon one another as they formed and matured as thoroughly ecumenical communities. This translation of Sr. Minke's account of the growth and development of Grandchamp, offered here by Dr. Nancy Gower, an expert on the formation and growth of Taizé, brings new insight into their relationship
— CECIL M. ROBECK, JR., Fuller Theological Seminary
The account of Sister Minke de Vries provides an important insight into the recovery of monasticism within the churches of the Reformation. Her personal perspective as the third prioress of the Community of Grandchamp gives us an insight into the evolution of the community during a period of intensive renewal and ecumenical encounter. Nancy Gower's well-documented introduction provides a window into the origins of the community in the confluence of movements that also gave rise to the communities of Taizé and Pomeyrol. This work is a welcome contribution to the history of monasticism and of ecumenical spirituality.
— CATHERINE E. CLIFFORD, Saint Paul University, Ottawa
Foreword by Thomas F. Best
Preface by Nancy S. Gower
Introduction: The Roots and Early History of the Community
of Grandchamp
The Author: Minke de Vries (1929-2013)
Introduction
Chapter 1: In the Beginning
Chapter 2: The Adventure of Open Communion
Chapter 3: Together in Solidarity with a World in Travail
Chapter 4: Testimonies of 'Otherness' within the One Love
Conclusion
Appendix: Several Communities Introduce Themselves - 2007
Bibliography
Index
Preface by Nancy S. Gower
Introduction: The Roots and Early History of the Community
of Grandchamp
The Author: Minke de Vries (1929-2013)
Introduction
Chapter 1: In the Beginning
Chapter 2: The Adventure of Open Communion
Chapter 3: Together in Solidarity with a World in Travail
Chapter 4: Testimonies of 'Otherness' within the One Love
Conclusion
Appendix: Several Communities Introduce Themselves - 2007
Bibliography
Index