"Let's look first at Edwards's claim that revival is the engine of history. [...] All histories of the high and later Middle Ages show the overwhelming dominance of the church in its culture, much of which was driven by such 'revivals' as the Benedictine, Franciscan, and other monastic movements" (207).
McDermott and Jonathan Edwards discover in history the same dynamic which Christopher Dawson named, and McDermott goes further in recognizing in monasticism the same impetus of renewal that revivals hope for.
As a reminder, here are a couple of recent posts on this topic:
- "Cultural Renewal" - Dawson's six ages of renewal in Christianity
- "What is Apostolic Succession" - Joseph Ratzinger on ecclesial movements as the co-bearer (with the papacy) of the Church's apostolic task.
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