John Calvin on Monasticism and Spiritual Disciplines
Published May 24th, 2008 by Editor in Catholicism, New MonasticismAnyone who thinks these so-called "spiritual disciplines" pushed by The Cult of Contemplative Guru Richard Foster are in line with the Protestant Reformation should take a little peek at what John Calvin has to say about monasticism at Apprising Ministries where the great Church Reformer says in part:
I maintain that in astricting themselves to many perverse and impious modes of worship, such as are exhibited in modern monasticism, they consecrate themselves not to God but to the devil."

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