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Dissent and Order in the Middle Ages: The Search for Legitimate Authority (TWAYNE'S STUDIES IN INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY) - Softcover
Book by Russell, Jeffrey Burton
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Jeffrey Burton Russell is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Besides UCSB, he has taught History and Religious Studies at Berkeley, Riverside, Harvard, New Mexico, and Notre Dame. He has published seventeen books and many articles, most of them in his special field, history of theology. His other books include a five-volume history of the concept of the Devil published by Cornell University Press between 1977 and 1988, 'Inventing the Flat Earth' (1991), and 'A History of Heaven: The Singing Silence' (1997).
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- PublisherTwayne Pub
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0805786287
- ISBN 13 9780805786286
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages128
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Dissent and Order in the Middle Ages: The Search for Legitimate Authority (Twayne's Studies in Intellectual and Cultural History, No 3)
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ISBN 10: 0805786287
ISBN 13: 9780805786286
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Book Description Paper Back. Condition: New. In approaching this book, it's best we keep in mind the necessity of both dissent and order in determining an orthodox, catholic position: that being the fullest understanding of the truth. Such a ''creative tension'' can encompass both the tenability of tradition and the personal experience of the individual. Beginning from the Council of Chalcedon in 451 (a convenient break in the gradual shift from theological questions toward issues of an increasingly moral nature), Jeffrey Burton Russell presents this concise overview of an incredibly long and complex list of heresies (in all their fascinating forms) through the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. His inclusive design also allows for discussion of various other movements finding their origin in this era -- antisemitism, apocalypticism, evangelism and mysticism -- revealing undercurrents which the Reformation and future conflicts would confirm. And though humanity's penchant for divergence (often by rather violent and destructive means) might seem an overwhelming force, we are met by an even more powerful directive (both felt and stated in Russell's treatment of the matter): the capacity of love to contain and heal, especially through splintered and broken souls. 128 pp. Seller Inventory # 20070706116362
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