The Need for Uniformity in St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries
Department
History and Political Science
Major
English
Research Advisor
Bruening, Jeanine E.
Abstract
The essay is a literary analysis of the fifth century text Rule for the Monasteries by St. Benedict. This analysis explores the attitudes of the western European church regarding monks and abbots during a critical time in Christendom. Using support from a leading source in historiography, Peter Brown, the analysis concludes that St. Benedict himself was prodded by a need which was shared by the western European church: to protect the church by eliminated the individual and creating a protective uniformity.
Biography
Trista is an English major in her senior year at Missouri S&T. She is from Leasburg, Missouri. Trista has published in Missouri S&T’s literary magazine, Southwinds, and will be moving to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in creative writing.
Research Category
Arts and Humanities
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Location
Turner Room
Presentation Date
10 Apr 2012, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
The Need for Uniformity in St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries
Turner Room
The essay is a literary analysis of the fifth century text Rule for the Monasteries by St. Benedict. This analysis explores the attitudes of the western European church regarding monks and abbots during a critical time in Christendom. Using support from a leading source in historiography, Peter Brown, the analysis concludes that St. Benedict himself was prodded by a need which was shared by the western European church: to protect the church by eliminated the individual and creating a protective uniformity.
