The Letters of St Anselm of Canterbury

Anselm, St. (of Canterbury); Frohlich, Walter (ed/trans)

ISBN 10: 0879077964 / ISBN 13: 9780879077969

Edité par Cistercian Publications, 1990

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Softcover 1st Printing BRAND NEW, no remainder mark, pristine new copy; 8vo; 354pp.

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• Titre: The Letters of St Anselm of Canterbury
• Éditeur: Cistercian Publications
• Date de parution: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0879077964
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780879077969
• Reliure: Soft Cover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Religion / Theology
  • Ancient History / Classics
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

A monk and a scholar generally recognized as the keenest philosophical and theological mind of his time, of Bec, found himself forcibly and unwillingly invested as Archbishop of Canterbury on 6 March 1093. It was the first of many sharp differences between the Norman King and an archbishop who considered the reform of the church and the improvement of the moral conduct of the kingdom his prime tasks.

Among his chief weapons in fighting to establish the Gregorian Reform in his new land was the letter. Whether reporting events or asking for news, proffering advice or wheedling favors, currying friends or placating adversaries, Anselm kept up a steady correspondence throughout his sixteen-year archiepiscopate. Collections of these letters circulated during his lifetime, establishing his position on any number of topics.

Now translated into English for the first time, The Letters of Saint Anselm give new insights into the life and mind of this pivotal figure in European history.