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The Evolution of the Monastic Ideal. From the Earliest Times Down to the Coming of the Friars. A Second Chapter in the History of Christian Renunciation
Herbert Brook Workman [1862–1951]


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Book Description

Title:
The Evolution of the Monastic Ideal. From the Earliest Times Down to the Coming of the Friars. A Second Chapter in the History of Christian Renunciation
Author:
Publication Year:
Location:
London
Publisher:
Charles H. Kelly
Pages:
368
Subjects:
Medieval Church History, Monasticism
Copyright Holder:
Public Domain

Herbert Brook Workman [1862–1951], The Evolution of the Monastic Ideal. From the Earliest Times Down to the Coming of the Friars. A Second Chapter in the History of Christian Renunciation

Contents

  • Preface
  • Abbreviations and Editions
  1. Historic Survey of the Ideas of Monasticism
  2. The History of Monasticism as an Institution to the Coming of Benedict
  3. St.Benedict and his order
  4. The Ideals of Monasticism in the Celtic Church
  5. The Development of Monasticism from St. Benedict to St. Francis
  6. The Coming of the Friars
  7. The Message of Monasticism
  • Appendix A. The Sources of Our Knowledge of Early Monasticism
  • Appendix B. Additional Bibliography
  • Index

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