The Rule of Saint Benedict Philosophy & theory of education From its perch on top

From its perch on top of a pile of junk inside a shed

) to loversA bantering band of Scottish brothersA lass who never loses (unless it's her heart)

For Johann

Roshani Chokshi

it is this: failure has taught me lessons I would never otherwise have understood

The Rule of Saint Benedict Philosophy & theory of education From its perch on topOne of the most influential texts in the Middle Ages, The Rule of Saint Benedict offers guidance about both the spiritual and organizational dimensions, from the loftiest to the lowliest, of monastic life. This new Latin English edition has features of interest for first time readers of the Rule as well as for scholars of medieval history and language. The Latin text is a transcription of manuscript 914 of the Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland), an early