Western Monasticism

Peter King (1930-2024) was emeritus senior lecturer of medieval history at St. Andrews University. His books included Western Monasticism: A History of the Monastic Movement in the Latin Church (Liturgical Press, 1999).

• Table of ContentsPreface   9Abbreviations   11List of Illustrations   13Chapter   1  Egypt   15Chapter   2  The Beginnings of Monasticism in the West   33Chapter   3  Gaul, Spain, Ireland   59Chapter   4  Saint Benedict and Sixth-Century Italy   83Chapter   5  A Second Benedict and his Progeny   103Chapter   6  Monasticism in an Age of Reform   131Chapter   7  White Monks, Black Monks   159Chapter   8  Religious Women in the High Middle Ages   195Chapter   9  Decay and Renewal: The Late Middle Ages   229Chapter 10  Catholic Monasticism under the Counter reformation   273Chapter 11  The Whirlwind   317Chapter 12   Western Monasticism in the Nineteenth Century   341Chapter 13   Monasticism in the Lutheran, Anglican, Presbyterian, and Free Churches   383Chapter 14  The Twentieth Century   421Select Bibliography   437Index of Persons and Places   465