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The Calabrian Abbot: Joachim of Fiore in the History of Western Thought

Religion & Spirituality

McGinn, Bernard

Christian Books & Bibles

Macmillan Pub. Co.

Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination With Evil

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Harpercollins

History

Americas

From millenarists to Antichrist hunters, from the Sibyls to the Hussites, Visions of the End is a monumental compendium spanning the literature of the Christian apocalyptic tradition from the period A.D. 400 to 1500, masterfully selected and complete with a comprehensive introduction and new preface.

Visions of the End: Apocalyptic Traditions in the Middle Ages (Records of Civilization: Sources and Studies)

Columbia University Press

'...the three volumes seem set to replace Bouyer's "History of Christian Spirituality" as the standard work of reference in this field.' "Tablet".

Christian Spirituality II (World Spirituality Series)

Meyendorff, John (eds.)

Alban Books

The Foundations of Mysticism

SCM Press

This volume discusses the origins of the new mysticism, St Francis, early Franciscan mysticism, and the synthesis created by Bonaventure. '

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The life and times of the most important theological work of medieval Christendom
This concise book tells the story of the most important theological work of the Middle Ages, the vast Summa theologiae of Thomas Aquinas, which holds a unique place in Western religion and philosophy. Written between 1266 and 1273, the Summa was conceived by Aquinas as an instructional guide for teachers and novices and a compendium of all the approved teachings of the Catholic Church. It synthesizes an astonishing range of scholarship, covering hundreds of topics and containing more than a million and a half words―and was still unfinished at the time of Aquinas's death.
Here, Bernard McGinn, one of today’s most acclaimed scholars of medieval Christianity, vividly describes the world that shaped Aquinas, then turns to the Dominican friar’s life and career, examining Aquinas’s reasons for writing his masterpiece, its subject matter, and the novel way he organized it. McGinn gives readers a brief tour of the Summa itself, and then discusses its reception over the past seven hundred years. He looks at the influence of the Summa on such giants of medieval Christendom as Meister Eckhart, its ridicule during the Enlightenment, the rise and fall of Neothomism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the role of the Summa in the post–Vatican II church, and the book’s enduring relevance today.
Tracing the remarkable life of this iconic work, McGinn’s wide-ranging account provides insight into Aquinas’s own understanding of the Summa as a communication of the theological wisdom that has been given to humanity in revelation.

Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)

Europe

Princeton University Press

Review\n“Introductions to Aquinas abound, but few manage so succinctly to introduce the reader not only to the person and his work, but also to the enduring influence of Aquinas.”―Alban McCoy, The Tablet\n“McGinn’s gift is his effort to bring some of the original warmth back into the Summa, first by making it the subject of a biography, reminding us that this great work has had a life of its own.”―Alden Lee Bass, Englewood Review of Books\n“Excellent and beautifully written.”―Brian Davies, New Blackfriars\n“Deeply impressive.”―Donald Wood, Religion and Theology\n“Concise yet sweeping.”―Katherine Wrisley Shelby, Religious Studies Review\n“A delight to read. . . . One of the best introductions to Aquinas available.”―Rik Van Nieuwenhove, Horizons\nThe life and times of the most important theological work of medieval Christendom\nThomas Aquinas’s Summa theologiae holds a unique place in Western religion and philosophy. Written between 1266 and 1273, it was conceived by Aquinas as an instructional guide for teachers and novices and a compendium of all the approved teachings of the Catholic Church. It synthesizes an astonishing range of scholarship, covering hundreds of topics and containing more than a million and a half words―and was still unfinished at the time of Aquinas’s death. Bernard McGinn, one of today’s most acclaimed scholars of medieval Christianity, traces the remarkable life of this iconic work, examining Aquinas’s reasons for writing it, its subject matter, and the novel way he organized it. McGinn looks at the influence of Aquinas’s masterpiece on such giants of medieval Christendom as Meister Eckhart, its ridicule during the Enlightenment, the role of the Summa in the post–Vatican II church, and the book’s enduring relevance today.

Christian Spirituality: Volume 1: Origins to the Twelfth Century (World Spirituality)

MEYENDORFF, JOHN

Taylor & Francis Books Ltd

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The Calabrian Abbot: Joachim of Fiore in the History of Western Thought

Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination With Evil

Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination With Evil

Visions of the End: Apocalyptic Traditions in the Middle Ages (Records of Civilization: Sources and Studies)

Christian Spirituality II (World Spirituality Series)

The Foundations of Mysticism

Flowering of Mysticism: Men and Women in the New Mysticism (1200-1350) (The presence of God: a history of western mysticism)

Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)

Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)

Christian Spirituality: Volume 1: Origins to the Twelfth Century (World Spirituality)