Скачать или смотреть SECLUDED TIME, A Short History of Monks and Monasteries, Alfred W. Wishart, Narrated by Bob Reilly

Secluded Time is more than a chronicle of cloisters—it is an exploration of humanity’s enduring quest for meaning, silence, and discipline. In this concise yet vivid history, Alfred Wesley Wishart opens the heavy oak doors of monasteries across centuries, inviting us into the hushed world of monks who shaped faith, preserved knowledge, and sought God in solitude. From the desert fathers of early Christianity to the great abbeys of Europe, their stories reveal lives both austere and luminous—filled with struggle, devotion, and the paradox of finding freedom in renunciation.

With graceful clarity, Wishart shows how these secluded communities influenced not only religion but also art, learning, and culture itself. Whether admired as spiritual pioneers or criticized for their withdrawal from the world, monks remain symbols of the timeless human desire to step away from noise and dwell in the depths of the soul.

Secluded Time is an invitation to walk the cloister’s quiet corridors, to hear the echoes of chant and prayer, and to discover how the history of monasticism is, in many ways, the story of our own search for meaning.