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642 THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT Where did Latin preaching take its rise By whom was it represented in its earlier stages Describe the preaching of St Augustine St Leo St Gregory the Great Sketch the history of the Irish and English missionary preachers from St Patrick to St Boniface What efforts were made by Charlemagne on the Con- tinent and by Alfred in England to revive the practice of preaching among the parish priests What circumstances gave fresh impetus to preaching in the eleventh and twelfth centuries Give an account of the work and preaching of St Bernard Relate the origin of the Mendicant Orders give the names and briefly estimate the wrork of their most eminent preachers and point out the errors which led to the decay of their power as preaching brotherhoods What were the characteristics of the German Mystics Who were the chief representatives of the school and to what extent may their preaching have prepared the way for the German Reformation 10 Describe the career of Savonarola noticing the causes of his popularity and of his fall 11 Mention any treatises on homiletics which have descended to us from patristic and mediaeval times 12 Write brief essay on the gain which the modern preacher may derive from the study of the history and remains of ancient Christian oratory Slnricnt urd PHs'taii State some of the causes which tended to the develop- ment of Monasticism in the fourth century and illustrate the twofold nature of its origin from the various terms used to describe the monastic life Write short account with dates of the life and literary work of either Ambrose or John Chrysostom