Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 151 Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 Kingley, Charles Kingsley, C. (Charles) The Hermits Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Transcribed from the 1891 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price "The Hermits" by Charles Kingsley is a historical account written in the late 19th century that delves into the lives and spiritual journeys of early Christian hermits. The work explores the reasons behind the ascetic movement in the Christian world, focusing on figures such as St. Antony, St. Paul, and others who sought solitude and connection with God during a time of societal decay in the Roman Empire. The opening of "The Hermits" sets the stage for an exploration of the social and moral conditions that drove individuals to abandon the secular world for lives of solitude and contemplation. Kingsley begins with a tale involving St. Paphnutius, a hermit who reflects on the state of the Roman Empire and the corruption that precipitated the monastic movement. Through this narrative, the introduction highlights themes of despair, yearning for purity, and the quest for spiritual solace, painting a vivid picture of the motivations behind the hermits' retreat from society and their pursuit of a higher spiritual calling. The groundwork for individual lives, especially that of St. Antony, is carefully laid, indicating that these early ascetics were not only fleeing societal chaos but were also pioneering new paths in faith and community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hermits BX Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 573231 573140 2024-10-04T08:37:12.535978 2023-10-04T08:03:05.267073 text/html text/html 576006 2013-03-03T13:58:08 text/html 1183662 2013-03-03T14:02:13 text/html application/zip 1259761 2024-10-04T08:37:20.743919 application/epub+zip 1263664 2024-10-04T08:37:14.831966 application/epub+zip 290297 2024-10-04T08:37:13.429963 application/epub+zip 1443889 2024-10-04T08:37:25.605882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1408366 2024-10-04T08:37:19.741917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408073 2022-09-04T11:47:18.966330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541631 541582 2024-10-04T08:37:11.702986 2023-10-04T08:03:04.686044 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 541337 2013-03-03T13:58:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 208366 2013-03-03T14:02:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19302 2024-10-04T08:37:25.735896 application/rdf+xml 10615 2024-10-04T08:37:13.988981 image/jpeg 2958 2024-10-04T08:37:13.709957 image/jpeg 1251149 2024-10-04T08:37:12.606975 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia