The Age of the Cloister
Subtitle: The Story of Monastic Life in the Middle Ages
Publisher: HiddenSpring
Published: April 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781587680182
Subjects: Reference works; World history; Monasticism and religious orde; Medieval; History; Religion - Catholicism; History: World; Religion - Classic Works; Monasticism and religious orders; Christianity - History - Catholic; Monasticism; Reference; Middle Ages, 600-1500
First sentence: From the very beginnings of Christianity the question has been asked: Can the good life, the Christian life, be led in the world; is it compatible with earthly joys and pleasures?-or must it, in its highest and truest forms, involve renunciation, stern discipline, an ascetic life, and celibacy?