Bede and the Future [Hardcover]

Bede (c. 673-735) was Anglo-Saxon Englands most prominent scholar, and his body of work is among the most important intellectual achievements of the entire Middle Ages. Bede and the Future brings together an international group of Bede scholars to examine a number of questions about Bedes attitude towards, and ideas about, the time to come. This encompasses the short-term future (Bedes own lifetime and the time soon after his death) and the end of time. Whilst recognising that these temporal perspectives may not be completely distinct, the volume shows how Bedes understanding of their relationship undoubtedly changed over the course of his life. Each chapter examines a distinct aspect of the subject, whilst at the same time complementing the other essays, resulting in a comprehensive and coherent volume. In so doing the volume asks (and answers) new questions about Bede and his ideas about the future, and will undoubtedly stimulate further research in this field.Contents: Foreword; Introduction: the many futures of Bede, Peter Darby and Faith Wallis; Why did Bede write a commentary on Revelation?, Faith Wallis; Why did heresy matter to Bede? Present and future contexts, Alan Thacker; Separation anxiety: Bede and threats to Wearmouth and Jarrow, Christopher Grocock; Bede and Islam, Calvin B. Kendall; Bedes history of the future, Peter Darby; The ends and futures of Bedes De temporum ratione, James T. Palmer; Christology and the future in Bedes Annus Domini, M??ir??n Mac Carron; Quae res quem sit habitura finem, posterior aetas videbit: prosperity, adversity and Bedes hope for the future of Northumbria, Paul C. Hilliard; Visions of reform: Bedes later writings in context, Scott DeGregorio; Bibliography; Index.Peter Darby is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Nottingham, having formerly held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Leicester. His research interests focus on ecclesiastical history, with a particular emphasisl6