About this episode

This episode explores the origins of monasticism and its development in the Early Church.

In this three-part lecture series, we shall explore the origins of monasticism, from a personal quest for holiness and an individual’s radical Christian living to the rise and spread of monasteries in the Early Church.

People in this episode

Host: Institute of Catholic Culture

Topics covered

• monasticism
• Christian living
• Early Church
• holiness
• spirituality

Keywords

• monasticism
• Christianity
• holiness
• monasteries
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute of Catholic Culture

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