Monasticism

Buddhism is a religion that practicing spiritual and traditional beliefs. Normally Buddhism began in India and it is around 2,500 years’ age. Buddhism is also one of the dominant world religion especially in the Eastern part. The Buddhism teaches based on the idea of Nepali prince; his name was Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama was lived around 500 Before Common Era (BCE). He was always shocked when he saw the suffered people around his house. So he decided to left his luxury life to seek answers for…

21, 547, AD, in Monte Cassino. Saint Benedict’s Feast Day is on July 11, and it is kept by monks on March 21. He is the patron saint of Europe and students. Benedict is founder of the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino and father of Western monasticism; the rule that he established became the norm for monastic living throughout Europe. Benedict was born of a good family. He was sent to Roman schools, to finish his education with a Nurse/Housekeeper. In Benedict’s youth, Rome under Theodoric…

1st century-Split with Judaism At around year 50, the first council of the church known as the Council of Jerusalem, convened a meeting to reconcile doctrinal differences concerning the Gentile mission. At this meeting, it was agreed that Gentiles could be accepted to Christianity without full adherence to Mosaic laws 2nd Century-Early Heresies In this century, the role of Bishops was to refute heresies. Christians began to deny both Christ’s divinity and humanity. Examples are; Doetism and…

he chose to pursue monasticism after visiting Rome and being disgusted by how immoral life in the city had become. Despite this, we can infer (through Benedict’s borrowed ideas) that there were also elements of other Rules which appeared to work admirably. Benedict also took inspiration from the Bible itself, and was especially inspired by the gospels.…

The early church's locus of authority was "somewhat" settled before the "Council of Nicea in the year 325. The disagreement which started in Alexandria as the bishop of Alexandria, Alexander disputed that the Word of God was divine and was part of the Father. Arius, according to Gonzalez (2010), "was the one of the most prestigious and popular presbyters of the city," argued that the Word did not coexist with the Father and therefore was not divine (p.184). The Arian controversy also held the…

In Max Weber’s arguably most influential work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber argues that a specific religious ethic shaped how Capitalism spread across the globe and transitioned into the modern age. Influenced by the idea of the ‘calling’ or one’s worldly task determined by God (39), this ethic actually incentivized people to work more in their mundane, secular occupations in order to accumulate physical wealth as an indication of God’s favor. Overall, this essay…

Italian region. Although the Gauls did absorb aspects of Roman imperial culture, such as the style of government and material and luxurious lifestyle, Gallic society remained fundamentally different from that of the Romans. The increased focus on monasticism, due to Italy functioning as a religious powerhouse, also altered the Roman influence on the region. It is a complicated question, determining if 6th century Italy was an heir to the Roman Empire or the start of a new cultural beginning,…

called 'the Benedictine century'. He had a big influence on the development of European civilisation and culture and even heed Europe emerge from the dark area of history. St Benedict contributed a huge amount of knowledge and skills to the rise of Monasticism in the Western society. His rule created was the foundation for thousands of religious communities in the Middle Age. He produced a 'true spiritual ferment' in Europe and over coming decades his followers spread across the countries to…

struggling to find God, he has a conversion and becomes one of the greatest Christian thinkers. Also, around the time of Augustine, monasticism became very popular because Christianity was no longer illegal in the roman empire, and thus people could not give their life to their faith, and their God. So people wanted to express their faith, and they did that through monasticism. Monks dedicated themselves to God, and took three vows: poverty, chastity, and obedience. They separated themselves…

prominent and heavily influenced by the Romans, Early Christians, Byzantines, Muslims, and the Celtics during the eleventh and twelfth centuries of Western art during the Romanesque era. The main force behind Romanesque art was the expansion of monasticism. Monasticism is a religious way of life when one dedicates themselves fully to spiritual work. Romanesque art featured many scenes from the Christian faith (MET Museum). There was a Roman influence on the architecture that featured…