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

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

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 scr...

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Main Author: Cresswell, Rachel (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Series: Anselm Studies and Texts ; 9.
Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

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History.
Medieval History.
Intellectual History.
Church History.

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Call Number: D410

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Table of 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.