The Letters of Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Cistercian Studies : Volume 3)

by Anselm of Canterbury

Publisher:

Liturgical Press

, 1990

Overview

A monk and a scholar generally recognized as the keenest philosophical and theological mind of his time, Anselm, abbot 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 wheeding 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.

Key Features

• Recognizes as the keenest philosophical and theological mind of his time.
• Considers the reform of the church.
• Gives new insights into the life and mind of this pivotal figure in european history.

Product Details

• Title: The Letters of Saint Anselm of Canterbury: Volume 3 Letters 310-475, as Archbishop, Indices
• Author: Anselm of Canterbury
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Print Publication Date: 1990
• Pages: 316
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• ISBNs: 9780879077426, 0879077425
• Resource ID: LLS:LTTRS310475ND03
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-09T20:28:18Z

About Anselm of Canterbury

Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) was a Scholastic philosopher and clergyman, born in Aosta, NW Italy. He left Italy in 1056 and settled at the Benedictine abbey of Bec in Normandy. He moved to England to succeed Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1093. His strong principles brought him into conflict both with William II and Henry I in England, and he was temporarily exiled by each of them. Greatly influenced by Augustine, Anselm sought ˜necessary reasons’ for religious beliefs, notably the famous ontological argument for the existence of God.