The the story of the religious orders and how they shaped our world Rapley, Elizabeth. creator text miu Grand Rapids, Mich William B. Eerdmans Pub. c2011 2011 monographic eng

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xii, 337 p. ; 23 cm. The beginnings of Christian monasticism -- 1200-1500 : the Middle Ages -- The sixteenth century : the age of reformation -- The seventeenth century : the age of confessionalism -- The eighteenth century : "a time to break down" -- The nineteenth century : "a time to build up". Elizabeth Rapley. Includes index. Monasticism and religious orders History BX 2461.3 .R37 2011 271.009 9780802865885 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2010045309 DLC 101118 20131001204035.0 16542409