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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