Cur Deus Homo (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

St. Anselm

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440058555 ISBN 13 : 9781440058554

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the concepts of sin, atonement, and divine mercy in the voice of one of medieval theology’s great minds. This edition presents selections that illuminate St. Anselm’s approach to salvation and faith.

The collection blends biographical sketch and primary writings, offering insight into Anselm’s life, his journey from monk to archbishop, and his enduring questions about God, humanity, and the meaning of salvation. Readers will encounter the mindset behind his famous arguments about how humanity is saved and the role of Christ in the divine plan.

• Readable selections from Anselm’s letters and life that reveal his spiritual worldview


• Clear explanations of key concepts like sin, satisfaction, and atonement


• Context for how medieval Christian thought framed faith, reason, and devotion


• A bridge between historical biography and theological reflection

Ideal for readers of medieval theology, church history, and philosophy seeking grounded, approachable insight into foundational Christian ideas.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Please note that text in this book is grey rather than black and may not suit readers with imperfect vision. PAGE IX: That it was of His own free will that He died :and what is meant by He was made obedient even unto death ;wherefore God highly exalted Him :and I came not to do Mine own will: and He spared not His own Son :and not as I will, but as Thou wilt .15 X. On the same points ;and how they may rightly be understood differently .. .I9 XI. What it is to sin ;and what, to make satisfaction for sin 23 XII. Whether it beseemeth God to remit sins of His mercy alone, without any due ransom being paid .. 25 XIII. That in the course of things nothing is less to be tolerated than that the creature should deprive his Creator of due honour, and not repay what he has taken .. 27 XIV. In what way the punishment of the sinner gives honour to God....... 29 XV. Whether God would suffer His honour to be profaned even in the vei-y least .. .. 3XVI. The reason why from among mankind must be replaced the number of angels who fell .... 32 XVII. That other angels could not be put in the place of those .33 XVIII. Whether the saints will be more in number than are the lost angels ...... 34 XIX. That mankind cannot be saved without satisfaction for sin ....... 44 XX. That the satisfaction should be proportionate to the transgression, nor can man make it for himself .. 47 XXI. What is the gravity of sin .... 49 XXII. How man insulted God when he let himself be conquered by the devil ;for which he cannot make satisfaction .52 XXIII. What man, by sinning, takes away from God, which he is unable to repay .. .53 XXIV. That so long as man repays not to God that which he owes, he cannot be made blessed; noris he excused by his want of ability .. ..54 XXV. That of necessity by Christ shall mankind be saved .
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440058555
• ISBN 13: 9781440058554
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
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