Compare Monasticism And St. Anthony Of The Desert

Jonah Prost
Mr. Iadipaolo
P8B Theology
19 March 2018
Monasticism and St. Anthony of the Desert In this composition, I would like to altercate about the actualization of monasticism and St. Anthony of the Desert, what he has accomplished and how he has changed the world. I will sum up these questions in this paper, so sit down, grab some popcorn, and get ready to learn about Theology. Let’s start of talking about monasticism. Monasticism is truly a wondrous type of theology. With its members required to go beyond the usual expectation of works by other laity (Peters). Monastics, what people involved in monasticism are called, do more than what is expected. Meaning that you might donate something to a homeless shelter, a monastic would

Living without a spouse is a big part of monasticism (William). The Monasticism religious cannot and does not exist in societies that are not literate. Societies that are not literate cannot have a monastic institutes. The reason is they have religious doctrine that they can’t use in societies that can not read (William). All of monasticism has its mainstay of theological conditions that city life just cannot provide. Withdrawal from society is important because the contributions of superiority usually cannot be obtained in the surroundings of everyday life (William). The basis of life as a monastic is a set of spiritual ordinance that give guidance for the body and the mind on the journey that is envisioned. The ultimate motive of monasticism is to attain a state of freedom from subjugation, where both subjugation and freedom are defined in theological terms

Anthony of the Desert. He was born on 251 A.D. (Saint Athanasius). Another name for him is Antony or Antonios (Flaubert). He is considered the founder of monasticism. His feast day is January 17. (“St. Anthony”). Anthony was born into a wealthy family, and his parents expected him to follow in their wealthy footsteps. After his parents died when Anthony was in his twenties, he inherited every penny his parents had. But around that time, Anthony heard a reading from the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus is telling a rich young man "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor." Anthony honestly believed that he was that young man, so he did what Jesus had said and give everything he had to the poor. He then went into solitary to pray and is considered for that reason one of the first