A Companion to Medieval Christian Humanism

A Companion to Medieval Christian Humanism
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 362
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ISBN-10 : 9789004313538
ISBN-13 : 9004313532
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Download or read book A Companion to Medieval Christian Humanism written by John P. Bequette and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Medieval Christian Humanism explores the perennial questions of Christian humanism as these emerge in the writings of key medieval thinkers, questions pertaining to the dignity of the human person, the human person’s place in the cosmos, and the moral and educational ideals involved in shaping human persons toward the full realization of their dignity. The contributors explore what form these questions take for medieval thinkers and how they answer these questions, thereby revealing the depth of medieval Christian humanism. Contributors are: C. Colt Anderson, David Appleby, John P. Bequette, Benjamin Brown, Richard H. Bulzacchelli, Nancy Enright, David P. Fleischacker, Justin Jackson, Ian Levy, J. Stephen Russell, Aage Rydstrøm-Poulsen, Andrew Salzmann, John T. Slotemaker, Benjamin Smith, and Eileen C. Sweeney


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