Scholastic Humanism and the Unification of Europe, Volume II The Heroic Age [Hardcover]

This is the second of the three volumes comprising, Scholastic Humanism and the Unification of Europe. Focussing on the period from c.1090-1212, the volume explores the lives, scholarly resources, and contributions of a wide sample of people who either took part in the creation of the scholastic system of thought or gave practical effect to it in public life.

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• The second volume of a compelling, original work which will redefine our perceptions of medieval civilization, the renaissance and the evolution of modern Europe.
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• Written by a man who was widely regarded as the greatest medieval historian.

Preface.

Abbreviations and short titles.

PART THREE – THE STRUGGLES OF SCHOLARS IN THE SCHOOLS.

Introduction.

1 Rupert of Deutz: A Voice of the Past.

I The Two Worlds in Western Europe.

II Rupert’s Life, Work, and World.

III Rupert’s Conflicts with the Schools.

IV The Final Grandeur of Events.

V Ceremonies and Symbols versus Definitions and System.

2 Master Anselm of Laon: The Master of Future Masters.

I The Grounds of His Scholastic Fame.

II The Master, the City, and the School.

III The Development of His Teaching.

IV Master Anselm’s Contribution to the Study of the Bible: The Origin of the Glossa Ordinaria.

V The Completion of the Glossa by Master Anselm’s Successors.

3 Master Anselm and the Origins of Systematic Theology.