Reason, community, and religious tradition : Anselm's argument and the friars / Scott Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Scott, 1970-

Series:

Ashgate new critical thinking in religious studies ; 1157.

Ashgate new critical thinking in religious studies ; 1157

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1033-1109. Proslogion.

Anselm.

God--Proof, Ontological--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

God.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury 1033-1109--Views on philosophy of religion.

God--Proof, Ontological--History of doctrines.

God--Proof, Ontological.

Local Subjects:

Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury 1033-1109--Views on philosophy of religion.

Physical Description:

viii, 238 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2001]

Contents:

Introduction: Arguments, Texts and Contexts 1

1 Anselm and Tradition 15

2 Encountering God Within: Anselm's Argument Among the Early Franciscans in Paris 46

3 Other Ways to God: Anselm, the Early Dominicans and the Friars in Oxford 81

4 Bonaventure and the Franciscan Community 113

5 Thomas Aquinas and the Dominican Community 151

6 Contested Traditions 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [216]-233) and index.

ISBN:

0754613151

OCLC:

45845449