The Lord as their portion
Subtitle: the story of the religious orders and how they shaped our world
By: Elizabeth Rapley
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9780802865885
Subjects: Monasticism and religious orders; History
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The beginnings of Christian monasticism; title: 1200-1500 : the Middle Ages; title: The sixteenth century : the age of reformation; title: The seventeenth century : the age of confessionalism; title: The eighteenth century : "a time to break down"; title: The nineteenth century : "a time to build up".