The Letters of Saint Anselm of Canterbury: Volume 2 Letters 148-309, as Archbishop of Canterbury Volume 97

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 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. 

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The Letters of Saint Anselm of Canterbury: Volume 2 Letters 148-309, as Archbishop of Canterbury Volume 97

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 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. 

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The Letters of Saint Anselm of Canterbury: Volume 2 Letters 148-309, as Archbishop of Canterbury Volume 97

The Letters of Saint Anselm of Canterbury: Volume 2 Letters 148-309, as Archbishop of Canterbury Volume 97

The Letters of Saint Anselm of Canterbury: Volume 2 Letters 148-309, as Archbishop of Canterbury Volume 97

The Letters of Saint Anselm of Canterbury: Volume 2 Letters 148-309, as Archbishop of Canterbury Volume 97

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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 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. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780879071981
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 12/30/2022
Series: Cistercian Studies , #97
Pages: 356
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Translator's Note   1
The Letters of Anselm, Letters 148-309   7
Selected Bibliography   337
Errata in Volume One   343
Abbreviations   345
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