- 1Preface
- 2Bibliography
- 3I — Monasticism in the East
- 4The Hermits of Egypt
- 5The Pillar Saint
- 6The Cenobites of the East
- 7II — Monasticism in the West: Ante-Benedictine Monks 340-480 A.D.
- 8Monasticism and Women
- 9The Spread of Monasticism in Europe
- 10Disorders and Oppositions
- 11III — The Benedictines
- 12The Rules of Benedict
- 13The Struggle Against Barbarism
- 14The Spread of the Benedictine Rule
- 15IV — Reformed and Military Orders
- 16V — The Mendicant Friars
- 17Francis Bernardone, 1182-1226 A.D.
- 18The Franciscan Orders
- 19Dominic de Guzman, 1170-1221 A.D.
- 20The Dominican Orders
- 21The Success of the Mendicant Orders
- 22The Decline of the Mendicants
- 23VI — The Society of Jesus
- 24Ignatius de Loyola, 1491-1556 A.D.
- 25Constitution and Polity of the Order
- 26The Vow of Obedience
- 27The Casuistry of the Jesuits
- 28The Mission of the Jesuits
- 29Retrospect
- 30VII — The Fall of the Monasteries
- 31The Character of Henry VIII
- 32Events Preceding the Suppression
- 33The Monks and the Oath of Supremacy
- 34The Royal Commissioners and Their Methods of Investigation
- 35The Report of the Commissioners
- 36The Action of Parliament
- 37The Effect of the Suppression Upon the People
- 38Henry’s Disposal of Monastic Revenues
- 39Was the Suppression Justifiable?
- 40Results of the Dissolution
- 41VIII — Causes and Ideals of Monasticism
- 42Causative Motives of Monasticism
- 43Beliefs Affecting the Causative Motives
- 44Causes of Variations in Monasticism
- 45The Fundamental Monastic Vows
- 46IX — The Effects of Monasticism
- 47The Effects of Self-Sacrifice Upon the Individual
- 48The Effects of Solitude Upon the Individual
- 49The Monks as Missionaries
- 50Monasticism and Civic Duties
- 51The Agricultural Services of the Monks
- 52The Monks and Secular Learning
- 53The Charity of the Monks
- 54Monasticism and Religion
- 55Appendix
A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
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