A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
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1. AND MONASTERIES2. PREFACE3. LIST OF PORTRAITS4. BIBLIOGRAPHY5. I MONASTICISM IN THE EAST6. The Hermits of Egypt7. The Pillar Saint8. The Cenobites of the East9. II10. Monasticism and Women11. The Spread of Monasticism in Europe12. Disorders and Oppositions13. III THE BENEDICTINES14. The Rules of Benedict15. The Struggle against Barbarism16. The Spread of the Benedictine Rule17. IV REFORMED AND MILITARY ORDERS18. The Military Religious Orders19. V THE MENDICANT FRIARS20. Francis Bernardone, 1182-1226 A.D..21. The Franciscan Orders22. Dominic de Guzman, 1170-1221 A.D.23. The Dominican Orders24. The Success of the Mendicant Orders25. The Decline of the Mendicants26. VI THE SOCIETY OF JESUS27. Ignatius de Loyola, 1491-1556 A.D.28. Constitution and Polity of the Order29. The Vow of Obedience30. The Casuistry of the Jesuits31. The Mission of the Jesuits32. Retrospect33. VII THE FALL OF THE MONASTERIES34. The Character of Henry VIII35. Events Preceding the Suppression36. The Monks and the Oath of Supremacy37. The Royal Commissioners and Their Methods of Investigation38. The Report of the Commissioners39. The Action of Parliament40. The Effect of the Suppression Upon the People41. Henry's Disposal of Monastic Revenues42. Was the Suppression Justifiable?43. Results of the Dissolution44. VIII CAUSES AND IDEALS OF MONASTICISM45. Causative Motives of Monasticism46. Beliefs Affecting the Causative Motives47. Causes of Variations in Monasticism48. The Fundamental Monastic Vows49. IX THE EFFECTS OF MONASTICISM50. The Effects of Self-Sacrifice Upon the Individual51. The Effects of Solitude Upon the Individual.52. The Monks as Missionaries53. Monasticism and Civic Duties54. The Agricultural Services of the Monks55. The Monks and Secular Learning56. The Charity of the Monks57. Monasticism and Religion58. APPENDIX59. INDEX