Daniel Marcel La Corte is a Professor of History at St. Ambrose University. He specializes in medieval monastic culture and spirituality. Douglas J. McMillan is a Professor Emeritus of English at East Carolina University.

• Permissions Acknowledgments Preface Introduction The Rules The Carolingian Reform The Cluniac Reform The Twelfth-Century Monastic Renewal The Military Orders: The Knights Templar and The Hospitallers The Mendicants: Francis, Clare, and Dominic Selected Bibliography

Daniel Marcel La Corte is a Professor of History at St. Ambrose University. He specializes in medieval monastic culture and spirituality. Douglas J. McMillan is a Professor Emeritus of English at East Carolina University.

• Permissions Acknowledgments Preface Introduction The Rules The Carolingian Reform The Cluniac Reform The Twelfth-Century Monastic Renewal The Military Orders: The Knights Templar and The Hospitallers The Mendicants: Francis, Clare, and Dominic Selected Bibliography

Daniel Marcel La Corte is a Professor of History at St. Ambrose University. He specializes in medieval monastic culture and spirituality. Douglas J. McMillan is a Professor Emeritus of English at East Carolina University.

• Permissions Acknowledgments Preface Introduction The Rules The Carolingian Reform The Cluniac Reform The Twelfth-Century Monastic Renewal The Military Orders: The Knights Templar and The Hospitallers The Mendicants: Francis, Clare, and Dominic Selected Bibliography