Vol 4 Ep 31 - Christian Monasticism

History of the World podcast

Chris Hasler

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4.8 • 971 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

251 - 1221 - From the isolated hermit lifestyle of Saint Anthony in Egypt through to the medicant style of monasticism of Saint Dominic, we explore the diverse and ever changing fortunes and faces of the first millennium of Christian monasticism.

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0:00.0	The History of the World Podcast, written and presented by Chris Hasler
0:20.5	Volume 4, The Medieval World, Episode 31, Christian, I'm going to.
0:33.0	Oh, you know. Oh, now. If I wanted to explain the history of Christianity, I would need to compile a large
0:57.2	number of podcast episodes to have any kind of chance of succeeding in
1:02.0	describing the many different branches and attitudes, both extinct
1:06.6	and still active in every different part of the world that Christianity exists or has ever existed.
1:16.3	This episode really isn't about Christianity as a religion though.
1:20.3	This episode is about the practice of monasticism, how it evolved and who the most important
1:27.2	and influential individuals were who influenced monasticism.
1:39.3	In its most fundamental form, the act of monasticism is the act of sacrificing some or all of your personal indulgences and living in recluse to carry out duties in
1:47.4	coordination with the religious rule of your monastery such as helping others to learn, promoting peaceful existence, and practicing prayer.
2:00.0	Christianity doesn't necessarily dictate this way of life, but founders of monastic movements have
2:06.2	interpreted this to be a pious way of life through their own reading, learning, interpretation of information and spiritual journey.
2:17.5	Those men who commit to a life of monasticism are called monks and the women are called nuns.
2:27.0	The act of denying yourself from any kind of luxury is called asceticism and this type of behavior is often associated
2:37.1	with monasticism in general. We have stumbled across asceticism in relation to spiritual beliefs when talking about the spiritual journey of Siddhartha Gautama, the original Buddha, who lived during the sixth and fifth centuries
2:55.6	b.C. in the lands of the Ganges River Valley.
3:00.4	Gautama practiced asceticism in a bit to discover the secret of attaining spiritual
3:06.0	Enlightenment long before the advent of Christianity and in a completely different
3:12.1	area of the world.
3:14.0	In Jainism and Hinduism, the most extreme forms of asceticism
3:19.0	involved individuals denying themselves food and water, meaning that they would just
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