Religious Life

• Female Religious — Women's religious communities — their establishment, governance, episcopal visitation, and reform
• Jesuits (Society of Jesus) — The Society of Jesus and its members' role in scholarship, pastoral ministry, and education — Lapide's membership and the Society's institutional procedures
• Monasticism and Religious Life — The institution of cenobitic monastic life — its divine origins, its apostolic defenders, and its role in sanctifying individuals and transforming society
• Nazirites — The Old Testament institution of Nazirites (Numbers 6) as a typological precursor to Christian religious life and monasticism
• Preaching and Scripture — The necessity of Scripture study for preaching and sacred teaching — preachers must draw their arguments from the sacred pages and build on the foundation of divine authority
• Religious Life Lived in the World — The possibility of living a de facto religious life without formal religious profession — ordering one's household like a monastery while remaining in the world