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Alcuin : theology and thought / Douglas Dales ; [foreword by Rowan Williams].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dales, Douglas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poets, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Great Britain.
- Poets, Latin (Medieval and modern).
- Catholic Church--Great Britain--Clergy.
- Catholic Church.
- Alcuin, 735-804.
- Alcuin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : James Clarke & Co., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Scholar, ecclesiastic, teacher and poet of the eighth century, Alcuin can be seen as a true hidden saint of the Church, of the same stature and significance as his predecessor Bede. His love of God and his grasp of Christian theology were rendered original in their creative impact by his gifts as a teacher and poet. In his hands, the very traditional theology that he inherited, and to which he felt bound, took new wings. In that respect, he must rank as one of the most notable and influential of Anglo-Saxon Christians, uniting English and continental Christianity in a unique manner, which left
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Alcuin's formation and reputation
- pt. 2. The adoptionist crisis
- pt. 3. Mission, episcopacy and monarchy
- pt. 4. The Bible
- pt. 5. Prayer
- pt. 6. Education
- pt. 7. Poetry.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-227-90087-1
- 1-299-48481-6
- 0-227-90086-3
- OCLC:
- 884015160
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