Roman Monasticism

Roman Monasticism, which is exercised as a strong influence on the church from the fourth century to the end of the Middle Ages. Roman and Orthodox churches borrowed monasticism from Eastern pagan religions. Because of the moral and economic decay of the Roman Empire and the grow- ing worldliness of the church, many sought escape from the turmoil and evil of the world by living apart from society. Monasteries developed to organize the growing numbers of men and women who sincerely believed that the greatest form of piety was to with- draw from the world, practice strict discipline, and carry out religious exercises such as prayer and denial of physical comforts. However, sincere motives did not change the scriptural teaching that Christians are to resist the evil of the present age by living a Christ- like life in the world and evangelizing those who donot believe. Christianity was born in obscurity on the edgeof the Roman Empire. Within three hundred years Christianity prevailed and even won the favor of the emperor. With the end of persecution, Christian theologians had the oppor- tunity to defend and define the doctrines of the Trinity and person of Christ. They did not recognize every error, and many false doctrines began to creep into local congregations. But God had established His church, and even in the darkest periods He raised up people who remained faithful to Him.

Write a one page paper on Roman Monasticism plus where it came from and how they lived.

Questions you should think of:Where did it come from?How did it come to be?Who was involed in it?How did they live?What did they believe in?How does this effect us today?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_monasticismhttp://www3.dbu.edu/mitchell/monasticoverview.htmhttp://www.spirituality.org/is/191/03.asp

Should have learned a lot about Roman Monasticism. Writing this paper should have helped with you with grammar and writing skills.

(Bollinger 100-101)

Bollinger,  Dennis. World History Student Text, 4th Edition. BJU Press, 2013. VitalBook file.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_monasticismhttp://www3.dbu.edu/mitchell/monasticoverview.htmhttp://www.spirituality.org/is/191/03.asp