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Some Aspects Of The Rule Of St. Benedict, Christopher J. Cowton Mar 1985

Some Aspects Of The Rule Of St. Benedict, Christopher J. Cowton

Accounting Historians Notebook

The purpose of this article is to outline and discuss some themes of particular interest in a classic of western Christian organization, the Rule of St. Benedict. While the focus of the Rule is on the worship of the Community - the "opus Dei" - there are a number of interesting observations regarding internal control of material possessions and the management of trading relationships.