Anselm and Scripture : The Bible in the Thought of Anselm of Canterbury / Rachel Cresswell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cresswell, Rachel, author.

Series:

Anselm Studies and Texts ; 9.

Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Anselm Studies and Texts ; 9

Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Middle Ages.

Intellectual History.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Bible in the Thought of Anselm of Canterbury

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anselm of Canterbury’s monastic world was woven from scriptural material, yet the Bible’s selective presence (and absence) in his writings remains a puzzle. In Anselm’s program of ‘faith seeking understanding’, where does scripture stand? This volume explores the role of scriptural ‘ signa ’ (clusters of biblical words and images) in Anselm’s theology. Biblical themes drawn from his monastic, liturgical, and devotional life are traced across his writings, revealing new perspectives on his depictions of sin, salvation, and the search for God. Rachel Cresswell argues that scriptural ‘ signa ’ were gathering-places where Anselm’s monastic readers could discern the harmony between the philosophical truths of the classroom and the truths known affectively in prayer. Her study offers a new framework for analysing scripture’s presence in Anselm’s writings and uncovers scripture’s place at the heart of his intellectual enterprise.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Note on Editions and Translations

Introduction: Locations

Part 1 Scripture in Anselm’s World

1 Liturgies

1 The Shape of Anselm’s Liturgical Life

2 The Divine Office

3 The Mass

4 The Liturgies of Bec and Christ Church

5 Bec’s Liturgical Books

6 Christ Church’s Liturgical Books

2 Libraries

1 Monastic Books

2 Monastic Learning

3 Monastic lectio

3 Signa

1 Scripture in Anselm’s Works: How Not to Find It

2 Scripture in Anselm’s Works: How Anselm Describes It

3 Searching for signa in Anselm’s Works

Part 2 Scripture in Anselm’s Prayers

4 Anselm at Prayer

5 Confiteor : Sin in the Prayers and Meditations

1 Arbor infructuosa : The Barren Tree

2 Servus peccati : The Slave to Sin

3 In peccato conceptus et natus : Conceived and Born in Sin

6 Graduale : Seeking God in the Prayers and Meditations

1 Dominus illuminatio mea : The Lord Is My Light

2 Vultum tuum requiro : I Seek Your Face

7 Domine, non sum dignus : Redemption in the Prayers and Meditations

1 Qui se humiliaverit, exaltabitur : Humility and Exaltation

2 Obediens usque ad mortem : Obedient Unto Death

3 Ego pono animam meam : I Lay down My Life

4 Bonus pastor : The Good Shepherd

8 Accipite et manducate : Satiety in the Prayers and Meditations

1 Fons vivum : the living fountain

2 Eructavit cor meum bonum verbum : The Overflowing Heart

3 Petite, quaerite, pulsate : Ask, Seek, Knock

4 Ut gaudium sit plenum : The Fullness of Joy

Part 3 Scripture in Anselm’s Works

9 Anselm at Work

1 Sin: Entrapment in Misperception

1 Servus peccati : The Slave to Sin

2 In peccato conceptus et natus : Conceived and Born in Sin

3 Dixit insipiens in corde suo : The Fool’s Heart Speaks

11 Seeking: Longing for Christ’s Light

1 Vultum tuum requiro : I Seek Your Face

12 Satisfaction: Satisfying Redemption’s Demands

1 Obediens usque ad mortem : Obedient Unto Death

2 Ego pono animam meam : I Lay down My Life

3 Recti corde : The Upright in Heart

13 Satisfaction: Satisfying the Soul’s Desire

1 Fons vivum : The Living Fountain

2 Ut gaudium sit plenum : The Fullness of Joy

Conclusion

Bibliography

General Index

Index of Biblical References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: Cresswell, Rachel Anselm and Scripture

ISBN:

9789004760080

OCLC:

1590082856

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004760080 DOI