Christian Decorum and Civility

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Yikes it’s 177 pages!
I think I’ll skip this book and take my chances on my own.
 
I wish I had studied this in late teens and early adulthood. This is real gem on propriety. Very relevant for today for sure.
 
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St. John the Baptiste wrote, The Rules of Christian Decorum & Civility(https://lasallian.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Christian-Decorum-reprint-2007.pdf). Written in 1703, it stresses appearance, manners, and relationships all in very detailed respects.

What do you think about such topics from the standpoint of trying to lead a Christian life in today’s world.
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As soon as I read your post @Christphr these words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer came to mind . Do you see a connection between what he says and what John Baptist de La Salle says ?

Bonhoeffer said , " Unless we have the courage to fight for a revival of wholesome reserve between man and man, we shall perish in an anarchy of human values… . Socially it means the renunciation of all place-hunting, a break with the cult of the “star,” an open eye both upwards and downwards, especially in the choice of one’s more intimate friends, and pleasure in private life as well as courage to enter public life. Culturally it means a return from the newspaper and the radio to the book, from feverish activity to unhurried leisure, from dispersion to concentration, from sensationalism to reflection, from virtuosity to art, from snobbery to modesty, from extravagance to moderation.”

 
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