2021. Books Received. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 72, Issue. 3, p. 701. Monasticism was the dominant form of religious life both in the medieval West and in the Byzantine world. Latin ...
Contrary to what you might expect if you’ve come across tradwife TikTok, Christianity was once very queer. In fact, non-heterosexual men fundamentally influenced public religious life in the medieval ...
He sites, for example, emerging monasticism and asceticism in Syria rather than in Egypt, and he provides nuance and context to the more misogynistic pronouncements of the church Fathers. Tertullian’s ...
Vegetarianism in India emerged with monasticism -- with the early monks. It was a sign of a simpler life, shunning rich spicy food, avoiding intoxicants and other indulgences of pleasure.