Community of the Resurrection

The Community of the Resurrection ( German Community of the Resurrection ) is an Anglican religious community for men.

History

It was in Radley Vicarage founded in 1892 by six brothers in faith, including the charismatic Charles Gore and Walter Howard Frere ( 1863-1938, later Bishop of Truro ). 1898, the property was purchased in Mirfield to be close as possible to the then thriving industrial centers. From the beginning, the group sought the public by preventing her celebration of services or exhibited their handicraft products.

From the beginning, they built a network with foreign communities. The first was in South Africa, currently there are 35 In Germany, cooperating with the Benedictine Abbey of St. Matthias in Trier.

Life

In the community there is an agenda that alternates between prayer, work and rest. The pretty cosmopolitan lifestyle also differs significantly from the daily routine of life " Vita contemplativa 'other monks. By 1945, an annual vow was accepted by all members of the community. As the number of members decreased, presented to this method against a " voluntary pledge " a. Today, the promise is to say something like: " ... stay live for life by their rules in the community."

The Order of the affiliated College of the Resurrection in Mirfield was the first theological college in England who trained their future priests, without raising tuition or other means.

One of the most famous visitors was the theologian and distinguished representatives of the Confessing Church, Dietrich Bonhoeffer in 1930.