CONTENTS
[MONASTICISM IN THE WEST: ANTE-BENEDICTINE MONKS] 340-480 A.D.
[The Spread of Monasticism in Europe.]
[The Struggle Against Barbarism.]
[The Spread of the Benedictine Rule.]
[REFORMED AND MILITARY ORDERS.]
[The Military Religious Orders.]
[Francis Bernardone], 1182-1226 A.D.
[The Success of the Mendicant Orders.]
[The Decline of the Mendicants.]
[Ignatius de Loyola], 1491-1556 A.D.
[Constitution and Polity of the Order.]
[The Casuistry of the Jesuits.]
[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 Effect of the Suppression Upon the People.]
[Henry's Disposal of Monastic Revenues.]
[Was the Suppression Justifiable?]
[CAUSES AND IDEALS OF MONASTICISM.]
[Causative Motives of Monasticism.]
[Beliefs Affecting the Causative Motives.]
[Causes of Variations in Monasticism.]
[The Fundamental Monastic Vows.]
[The Effects of Self-Sacrifice Upon the Individual.]
[The Effects of Solitude Upon the Individual.]
[Monasticism and Civic Duties.]
[The Agricultural Services of the Monks.]
[The Monks and Secular Learning.]