Bede the theologian : history, rhetoric, and spirituality / John P. Bequette ; foreword by John C. Cavadini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bequette, John P., author.

Contributor:

Cavadini, John C., writer of foreword.

Series:

Patristic Theology;

Patristic Theology; ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spiritual life.

Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735.

Bede.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The Catholic University of America Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Bede (672-735) is known primarily as an historian for his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, but he was also an accomplished pedagogue, hagiographer, and biblical scholar. This book takes a fresh look at this classic Christian thinker, exploring the gamut of Bede's literary corpus. The book investigates key themes, including Bede's understanding of the theological significance of time, his conception of the relationship between the temporal and eternal orders within history, his theological use of rhetoric, his foray into narrative theology, and his spirituality. Bequette's thesis is that Bede was a theologian writing in continuity with the Christian tradition and yet making creative, original contributions to that tradition for the sake of his contemporaries, both in the monastery and in the culture at large"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

1-BEDE'S HISTORICAL AND THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

2-BEDE AND THE THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TIME

3-BEDE THE ORATOR

4-THE TEMPORAL AND ETERNAL ORDERS

5-NARRATIVE THEOLOGY

6-CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY IN BEDE

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8132-3501-4

OCLC:

1337408987