Saint Benedict of Nursia founded the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino, he is also the father of Western monacticism. He sought to create a sacred school and community and a safe place free from distraction, negativity and vices so, he turned the monastery into a place of work, prayer and space to provide spiritual life and guidance. Inside the monastery people learnt how to live and worship according to his rule. If a person wanted to live as a cenobite monk, he had to renounce to his possessions and distractions and follow God.
He also wrote The rule of Saint Benedict which is a book consisting of precepts for monks living under the authority of an abbot. Benedictines have been using The Rule of Saint Benedict for 15 centuries. As a result Benedict is regarded as the founder of Western monasticism as his rules gave way to reforms on the current Catholic hierarch.
Riis states that if the nation does not wipe out slums, the slums will wipe out.
He see the battle against slums as a battle with poverty. He states that the battle must be won as fasts as possible, stating that the slums are the enemy of civilization.
This was after the Wars, and people had started to get their lives back. Population increased drastically. There was a need of more food and supplies.
It's why the 50s were called the baby booming era.
