Anselm of Canterbury – A Monastic Scholar

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Anselm of Canterbury – A Monastic Scholar is written by Sister Benedicta Ward SLG and published by SLG Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0728304082 (ISBN 10) and 9780728304086 (ISBN 13).

Fairacres Publications 62 Saint Anselm (1033–1109) was abbot of the Norman monastery of Bec, and later Archbishop of Canterbury under William Rufus and Henry I. In this short study of one of the most original thinkers of the earlier Middle Ages, Sister Benedicta discusses the relationship between Anselm’s scholarship and his life as a monk, showing how the one grew naturally out of the other. Anselm’s understanding of the inter-connections of reason and faith, thought and prayer, which can be traced throughout his writings, both theological and devotional, remains significant for Christian scholarship in any age. At the same time he was one of the most attractive, loving and compassionate of men. Simplicity, humanity and gentleness are joined in Anselm to the clear and sane mind of a great scholar.