A Short History of Monks and MonasteriesAND MONASTERIESReading editionChapter navigation59 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…AND MONASTERIESPREFACELIST OF PORTRAITSBIBLIOGRAPHYI MONASTICISM IN THE EASTThe Hermits of EgyptThe Pillar SaintThe Cenobites of the EastIIMonasticism and WomenThe Spread of Monasticism in EuropeDisorders and OppositionsIII THE BENEDICTINESThe Rules of BenedictThe Struggle against BarbarismThe Spread of the Benedictine RuleIV REFORMED AND MILITARY ORDERSThe Military Religious OrdersV THE MENDICANT FRIARSFrancis Bernardone, 1182-1226 A.D..The Franciscan OrdersDominic de Guzman, 1170-1221 A.D.The Dominican OrdersThe Success of the Mendicant OrdersThe Decline of the MendicantsVI THE SOCIETY OF JESUSIgnatius de Loyola, 1491-1556 A.D.Constitution and Polity of the OrderThe Vow of ObedienceThe Casuistry of the JesuitsThe Mission of the JesuitsRetrospectVII THE FALL OF THE MONASTERIESThe Character of Henry VIIIEvents Preceding the SuppressionThe Monks and the Oath of SupremacyThe Royal Commissioners and Their Methods of InvestigationThe Report of the CommissionersThe Action of ParliamentThe Effect of the Suppression Upon the PeopleHenry's Disposal of Monastic RevenuesWas the Suppression Justifiable?Results of the DissolutionVIII CAUSES AND IDEALS OF MONASTICISMCausative Motives of MonasticismBeliefs Affecting the Causative MotivesCauses of Variations in MonasticismThe Fundamental Monastic VowsIX THE EFFECTS OF MONASTICISMThe Effects of Self-Sacrifice Upon the IndividualThe Effects of Solitude Upon the Individual.The Monks as MissionariesMonasticism and Civic DutiesThe Agricultural Services of the MonksThe Monks and Secular LearningThe Charity of the MonksMonasticism and ReligionAPPENDIXINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →PREFACEAll chapters and sections (59)Other sectionsAND MONASTERIESPREFACELIST OF PORTRAITSBIBLIOGRAPHYChapters1Other sectionsThe Hermits of EgyptThe Pillar SaintThe Cenobites of the EastChapters2Other sectionsMonasticism and WomenThe Spread of Monasticism in EuropeDisorders and OppositionsChapters3Other sectionsThe Rules of BenedictThe Struggle against BarbarismThe Spread of the Benedictine RuleChapters4Other sectionsThe Military Religious OrdersChapters5Other sectionsFrancis Bernardone, 1182-1226 A.D..The Franciscan OrdersDominic de Guzman, 1170-1221 A.D.The Dominican OrdersThe Success of the Mendicant OrdersThe Decline of the MendicantsChapters6Other sectionsIgnatius de Loyola, 1491-1556 A.D.Constitution and Polity of the OrderThe Vow of ObedienceThe Casuistry of the JesuitsThe Mission of the JesuitsRetrospectChapters7Other sectionsThe Character of Henry VIIIEvents Preceding the SuppressionThe Monks and the Oath of SupremacyThe Royal Commissioners and Their Methods of InvestigationThe Report of the CommissionersThe Action of ParliamentThe Effect of the Suppression Upon the PeopleHenry's Disposal of Monastic RevenuesWas the Suppression Justifiable?Results of the DissolutionChapters8Other sectionsCausative Motives of MonasticismBeliefs Affecting the Causative MotivesCauses of Variations in MonasticismThe Fundamental Monastic VowsChapters9Other sectionsThe Effects of Self-Sacrifice Upon the IndividualThe Effects of Solitude Upon the Individual.The Monks as MissionariesMonasticism and Civic DutiesThe Agricultural Services of the MonksThe Monks and Secular LearningThe Charity of the MonksMonasticism and ReligionAPPENDIXINDEXBy ALFRED WESLEY WISHARTSometime Fellow in Church History in The University of ChicagoALBERT BRANDT, PUBLISHER TRENTON, NEW JERSEY MDCCCC1900PREFACE →