Short description:

Love as the Presence of God in Humanity explores the profound theological anthropology of human love in Western Christian thought, tracing its development from Saint Augustine to the twelfth-century scholastic tradition, where love was understood as both divine and a revelation of God.

Long description:

Love as the Presence of God in Humanity explores the profound theological anthropology of human love in Western Christian thought, tracing its development from Saint Augustine to the twelfth-century scholastic tradition, where love was understood as both divine and a revelation of God.

The book offers a deep understanding of how theologians of the time went even so far as to seeing in the human love a revelation of the divine being. They referred to biblical texts, but also to a long tradition among the early Western theologians, primarily Augustine, but also John Cassian, Candidus of Fulda, and Paschasius Radbertus. Offering detailed analysis of key figures, texts, and theological concepts, the author provides valuable insights into the interplay between human and divine love in medieval thought.

Ideal for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of theology, medieval studies, and Christian anthropology, this book is particularly suited for those interested in Augustine’s influence, the twelfth-century intellectual culture, and the historical development of theological perspectives on love.

Table of Contents:

CONTENTS

INDEX

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE

AUGUSTINE – DOCTOR CARITATIS

CHAPTER TWO

AT THE OPENING OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY

1. Caritas in the Latin Commentaries to the Epistle to the Romans before Lanfranc of Bec

1. Marius Victorinus


2. Ambrosiaster


3. Origines Latinus (Rufin of Aquleia)


4. Pelagius


5. Cassiodor


6. Florus of Lyon (with an excursus about Beda Venerabilis, Isidore of Seville, and Gregory the Great)


7. Rhabanus Maurus


8. Sedulius Scotus


9. Ps.-Haymo of Halberstadt (Haymor of Auxerre)


10. Atto of Vercelli


11. Bruno the Carthusian

1. Lanfranc of Bec


2.  Anselm of Canterbury


3. Anselm of Laon


4. Glossa ordinaria


5. William of Champeaux and the Sententie divine pagine

VII. Conclusion

CHAPTER THREE

THE EARLY SCHOLASTIC AND THEIR SCHOOLS

I.                    Peter Abelard and Disciples

II.                 Hugh of Saint-Victor and the Victorine Environment

III.              Richard of Saint-Victor

IV.              Gilbert Porreta and the Porretani

V.                Conclusion

CHAPTER FOUR

TWO MONASTIC THEOLOGIANS

I.                    William of Saint-Thierry

II.                 Bernard of Clairvaux

III.              Conclusion

CHAPTER FIVE

PETER LOMBARD AND THE SCHOOL OF PARIS

I.                    Magna Glossatura

II.                 Caritas in Peter Lombard’s Sermons

III.              Caritas in Peter Lombard’s Sententie in IV libris distinctae

IV.              The Impact of Peter Lombard’s Theory in Dist. I,17

V.                Critics of Peter Lombard’s Theory in Dist. I,17

VI.              Conclusion

GENERAL CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

I.                    SOURCES

II.                 SECONDARY LITERATURE

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