The Spirit-Bearers If you know a little about Eastern monasticism, you know a great deal about Eastern Orthodoxy.
John Chryssavgis | April 1, 1997
Destroying the Monasteries Where was Thomas Cranmer during this unscrupulous chapter in the English Reformation?
Paul Ayris | October 1, 1995
The Fighting Monks In the new religious orders, Christians blended poverty, chastity, and military fervor.
Michael Gervers | October 1, 1993
Catherine of Siena She lived only 33 years, but her vibrant faith and writings were so influential she has been declared a Doctor of the Church.
Caroline T. Marshall | April 1, 1991
Inside the Convent How did convents arise? Why did so many medieval women enter them?
Jo Ann McNamara | April 1, 1991
Christian Women Writers of the Medieval World Meet the first known dramatist of Christianity, the most famous female exegete of the nature of the Trinity, and the author of the earliest known autobiography in English.
Katharina M. Wilson | April 1, 1991
Heloise and Abelard's Tumultuous Affair She became an acclaimed abbess; he was one of the greatest philosophers of the medieval world. Yet their fabled love deeply damaged them both.
Ruth A. Tucker | April 1, 1991
The Mystics Why did mysticism flower in the medieval world—and why did women often lead in it?
Elizabeth Alvilda Petroff | April 1, 1991
540 Benedict Writes His Monastic Rule His flexible, compassionate guidelines for Christian community forever shaped monastic life—and influenced Western society.
Bennett D. Hill | October 1, 1990
