Here’s a few links to some useful resources and people. My aim is not to be comprehensive, but helpful. I have categorized the links to these select New Monastic expressions loosely by “Network”: either kinship of origin, location, communities that meet together in some way, and so on. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to get the links to work properly in WordPress with the diacritical marks used in languages other than English, so I have had to neglect them. I have given more detail on many of these in the appendix of Deep and Wide.
Christian Spirituality
- The Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality
- Renovare
- Internet Resources on Christian Asceticism
- Spiritual Directors International
- Center Quest: An Ecumenical Hub for the Study and Practice of Christian Spirituality
- Soulsculpting
Monasticisms “New”
See also the much longer “Links to Other Christian Communities” published by the Jesus Army, UK
The Nurturing Communities Network (with a few individual communities or hubs listed below)
- Reba Place Fellowship, Evanston, US
- Church of the Sojourners, San Francisco, US
- The Bruderhof communities, various locations
- Eden Community (Abilene, TX)
- Englewood Christian Church (Indianapolis, IN)
- Hope Fellowship (Waco, TX)
- Jesus People USA (Chicago)
- Jubilee Partners (Comer, GA)
- Koinonia Farm (Americus, GA)
- Springwater Community (Portland, OR)
The North American Network of Charismatic Covenant Communities
- click here for their links to member communities
New Friar Networks
- InnerCHANGE, Teams globally
- Word Made Flesh, US headquarters with teams globally
- Servant Partners (USA base but with teams globally)
- Servants (to Asia’s Urban Poor – teams globally)
- Urban Neighbors of Hope (Australia headquarters with teams globally)
Expressions in the UK (some with a specific emphasis on the recovery of Celtic traditions)
- Lee Abbey (London and other missional expressions)
- Waverley Abbey (near Farnham, England), connected with 24/7 communities
- Ffald y Brenin (retreat center in Wales with an interest in developing a community)
- Blackfriars Community (London)
- The Order of Mission (based in UK, but expressions elsewhere)
- Solas Bhride (Kildare Ireland)
- Community of Aidan and Hilda, Open Gate Retreat Center, (Holy Island at Lindisfarne, UK)
- The Iona Community (Iona, Scotland and dispersed elsewhere)
- Northumbria Community Online (Nether Springs, England and dispersed)
The 24/7Prayer, Order of the Mustard Seed Network (based in the UK, but stuff all over)
Communities in France (les sites sont souvent en Français ou en Anglaise; sites are often in French or in English) — and for a 1979 survey of new charismatic communities in France, see Monique Hébrard, Les Nouveaux Disciples: Voyage à travers les communautés charismatiques (Le Centurion).
- Community of the Beatitudes (France and elsewhere. For the community in Denver, see here)
- Goshen: ferme de la chaux
- Taizé (Center in France with communities elsewhere); also near he medieval site of Cluny
- Chemin Neuf (In France and many other locations. For an example see the site from the Abbaye d’Hautecombe)
- Le Mont-Saint-Michel (Normandy coastline of France)
- Le Abbaye de Lérins (Riveria island of France)
- L’Arche de Saint Antoine (Southeastern France)
Other Expressions in Europe
- New Monastic Roundtable (a periodic gathering of European communities). See also A300
- European Network of Communities (association of ecumenical and catholic–largely charismatic–communities)
- The Focolare Movement (founded in Italy but with expressions globally)
- Sant’Egidio (origins in Italy, but with communities in many locations)
- Montmirail
- Gemeinschaftshaus Moosrain
- Christustrager Bruderschaft (Switzerland and Germany)
- Kloster Alte Gartnerei (Switzerland)
- Steppenblüte Communität (Switzerland)
- Stadtkloster (Zurich, Switzerland)
- Communaute de Grandchamp (Switzerland)
- Offensive Junger Christen (Germany)
- W G Housy
- Oasis Trails (Spain, on the Camino de Santiago)
- see also L’Abri locations
Other Intentional Christian Communities, Dispersed Monastic Networks, New Monastic Expressions and such
- Anamchara Fellowship (Episcopal, dispersed, Celtic)
- Community of Celebration (Aliquipa, PA)
- The Order of the Common Life (dispersed expression with connections to the Vineyard and beyond)
- Christ the Reconciler (near Austin, TX)
- L’Arche International (communities of people with and without intellectual disabilities)
- Raven’s Bread (intentional solitaries worldwide)
- St. Brigid of Kildare Monastery (dispersed, Methodist/Benedictine)
For links to groups that are exploring the connections between higher education student life and intentional Christian community click here.
There are a few “new monasticism” Facebook groups and other social media formats. Check those formats for these.
Monasticisms “New and Old”
- Mucknell Abbey, Worcester England
- Center for the Study of Consecrated Life
- Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate
Monasticisms “Old”
- This incredible Linklist of religious orders and congregations can be found at LivingWeb.com.
- Byzantine Monastic Foundation Documents
- List of Eastern Orthodox Monasteries in the United States
- The Order of St. Benedict (Benedictines)
For other Orders of the Benedictine family check out the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance (Trappists) , or the New Camaldoli Hermitage at Big Sur (a community of the Camaldolese Order) - For the Augustinian heritage, see the Order of St. Augustine
- The Franciscan Archive
- Official sites of the Franciscan First Order , Second Order (Poor Clares), Conventuals , Capuchins of the Province of St. Mary and the Third Order Regular
- Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
- The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the United States
- Theology Degrees Online This link contains an interesting list of church history sites, including a number of sites related to monasticism (especially #s 82-84, 93, 95)
Evangelical