Father Terrence Kardong' commentary incorporates the labours of modern scholarship o the Rule, while at the same time reflecting the author's own unique insights and style.  It also reveals the fruit of a lifetime of research and monastic experience.  His user friendly method of Notes and Overview for each section of the Rule affords options for both the serious scholar and the interested reader in providing a deeper appreciation of a landmark of Christian spirituality.

He provides here a line-by-line exegesis of the entire Rule.  The commentary is based on a new translation and it is accompanied by essays on Benedict's spiritual doctrine.  The Latin texts of the Rule, as published in RB 1980, are included.  The book also has a massive bibliography of current scholarship on the Rule.