Peter Abelard: Collationes

Peter Abelard: Collationes
Author: Peter Abelard
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2001-02-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0191585173

Peter Abelard (1079-1142) is widely recognized as one of the most important writers of the twelfth century, famed for his skill in logic as well as his romance with Heloise. Even among Abelard's writings, the Collationes - or Dialogue between a Christian, a Philosopher, and a Jew - are remarkable for their daring and intellectual imaginativeness. Written probably c.1130, the work contains the fullest exposition of many aspects of abelard's ethics, the only statement of his unusual eschatological theory, and some of his most interesting ideas about faith and the relationship between theism and revealed religion This is the first full critical edition of the Collationes. Based on an entirely new collation of the manuscripts, it provides a facing-page English translation, detailed notes, and an extensive historical and philosophical introduction.

Desert Christians

Desert Christians
Author: William Harmless
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2004-06-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0195162226

In this book, William Harmless provides an accessible introduction to early Christian monastic literature from Egypt and beyond. He introduces the reader to the major figures and literary texts, as well as offering an up-to-date survey of current questions and scholarship in the field. The text is enhanced by the inclusion of chronologies, maps, outlines, illustrations, and bibliographies. The book will not only serve as a text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on early Christianity, the Desert Fathers, and Christian asceticism, but it should stimulate further research by making the fruits of recent scholarship more readily and widely available.

Abelard and Heloise

Abelard and Heloise
Author: Department of History Constant J. Mews Senior Lecturer, and Director for Studies in Religion and Theology Monash University
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2004-12-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780195156881

This is a brief, accessible introduction to the lives and though of two of the most controversial personalities of the Middle Ages. Their names are familiar, but it is their "star quality" argues Mews, that has prevented them from being seen clearly in the context of 12th-century thought--the task he has set himself in this book.

Introducing Medieval Biblical Interpretation

Introducing Medieval Biblical Interpretation
Author: Ian Christopher Levy
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2018-02-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493413015

This introductory guide, written by a leading expert in medieval theology and church history, offers a thorough overview of medieval biblical interpretation. After an opening chapter sketching the necessary background in patristic exegesis (especially the hermeneutical teaching of Augustine), the book progresses through the Middle Ages from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, examining all the major movements, developments, and historical figures of the period. Rich in primary text engagement and comprehensive in scope, it is the only current, compact introduction to the whole range of medieval exegesis.

Abelard and Heloise

Abelard and Heloise
Author: C. J. Mews
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2005-01-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0195156889

A brief, accessible introduction to the lives and thought of two of the most controversial personalities of the Middle Ages. Abelard and Heloise are familiar names. It is their "star quality," argues Constant Mews, that has prevented them from being seen clearly in the context of 12th-century thought - that task he has set himself in this book. He contends that the dramatic intensity of these famous lives needs to be examined in the broader context of their shared commitment to the study of philosophy.

Routledge Revivals: Medieval Germany (2001)

Routledge Revivals: Medieval Germany (2001)
Author: John M. Jeep
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1944
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351665391

First published in 2001, Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive guide to the German and Dutch-speaking world in the Middle Ages, from approximately C.E. 500 to 1500. It offers detailed accounts of a wide variety of aspects of medieval Germany, including language, literature, architecture, politics, warfare, medicine, philosophy and religion. In addition, this reference work includes bibliographies and citations to aid further study. This A-Z encyclopedia, featuring over 500 entries written by expert contributors, will be of key interest to students and scholars, as well as general readers.

Philosophy of John Duns Scotus

Philosophy of John Duns Scotus
Author: Antonie Vos
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2006-06-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0748627251

John Duns Scotus is arguably one of the most significant philosopher theologians of the middle ages who has often been overlooked. This book serves to recover his rightful place in the history of Western philosophy revealing that he is in fact one of the great masters of our philosophical heritage. Among the fields to which Scotus has made an immense contribution are logic, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, and ethical theory.The Philosophy of John Duns Scotus provides a formidable yet comprehensive overview of the life and works of this Scottish-born philosopher. Vos has successfully combined his lifetime of dedicated study with the significant body of biographical literature, resulting in a unique look at the life and works of this philosopher theologian.

Medieval Purity and Piety

Medieval Purity and Piety
Author: Michael Frassetto
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 426
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780815324300

These new essays examine one of the major developments of the central Middle Ages: the emergence of a celibate clergy. Drawing on the work of historians and scholars of literature and religious studies, this essay collection traces the developing concern in the church militant with matters of purity and religious reform.

Franciscans at Prayer

Franciscans at Prayer
Author: Timothy J. Johnson
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004156992

Surveying the broad panorama of medieval Franciscans at prayer, this book offers a nuanced perspective on Franciscan beliefs and spiritual practices that underscores the depth and breath of their mutual passion for the divine and the world they shared.