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Alfred Wesley Wishart. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
Table of Contents
PREFACE
LIST OF PORTRAITS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
MONKS
AND MONASTERIES
I
MONASTICISM IN THE EAST
The Hermits of Egypt
The Pillar Saint
The Cenobites of the East
II
MONASTICISM IN THE WEST: ANTE-BENEDICTINE MONKS 340–480 A.D
Monasticism and Women
The Spread of Monasticism in Europe
Disorders and Oppositions
III
THE BENEDICTINES
The Rules of Benedict
The Struggle against Barbarism
The Spread of the Benedictine Rule
IV
REFORMED AND MILITARY ORDERS
The Military Religious Orders
V
THE MENDICANT FRIARS
Francis Bernardone, 1182–1226 A.D.
The Franciscan Orders
Dominic de Guzman, 1170–1221 A.D
The Dominican Orders
The Success of the Mendicant Orders
The Decline of the Mendicants
VI
THE SOCIETY OF JESUS
Ignatius de Loyola, 1491–1556 A.D
Constitution and Polity of the Order
The Vow of Obedience
The Casuistry of the Jesuits
The Mission of the Jesuits
Retrospect
VII
THE FALL OF THE MONASTERIES
The Character of Henry VIII
Events Preceding the Suppression
The Monks and the Oath of Supremacy
The Royal Commissioners and Their Methods of Investigation
The Report of the Commissioners
The Action of Parliament
The Effect of the Suppression Upon the People
Henry's Disposal of Monastic Revenues
Was the Suppression Justifiable?
Results of the Dissolution
VIII
CAUSES AND IDEALS OF MONASTICISM
Causative Motives of Monasticism
Beliefs Affecting the Causative Motives
Causes of Variations in Monasticism
The Fundamental Monastic Vows
IX
THE EFFECTS OF MONASTICISM
The Effects of Self-Sacrifice Upon the Individual
The Effects of Solitude Upon the Individual
The Monks as Missionaries
Monasticism and Civic Duties
The Agricultural Services of the Monks
The Monks and Secular Learning
The Charity of the Monks
Monasticism and Religion
APPENDIX
NOTE A
NOTE B
NOTE C
NOTE D
NOTE E
NOTE F
NOTE G
NOTE H
NOTE I
NOTE J
NOTE K
THE END
INDEX
