{"product_id":"9780824514730","title":"Poverty, Celibacy and Obedience: A Radical Option for Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany people hold the view that the vows of poverty, celibacy, and obedience embody laws or regulations that govern a religious or monastic lifestyle. Diarmuid O'Murchu offers a very different understanding of the vows, based on a much more ancient tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO'Murchu claims that the vows are first and foremost about values and not about laws. And in this provocative work he suggests that the Eastern concept of nonviolence is a core value of the vowed life in all the monastic traditions known to humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when all forms of religious commitment are being questioned, this value-oriented approach is refreshing and reassuring. O'Murchu holds up each vow like a jewel, turns it, lets light shine on it, and presents it with a new glow, a new understanding. Not only vowed religious, but everyone interested in living these core values will appreciate his insightful and challenging views.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crossroad Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031097098480,"sku":"9780824514730","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780824514730_p0.jpg?v=1763750832","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780824514730","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}