MEDIEVAL THOUGHT: An Introduction

tan & full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. first edition. 2nd printing. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. ix+261p. 7 appendices. notes. annotated bibliography. index. philosophy. religion. medieval literature. ~ "An admirably lucid and comprehensive guide to the intricacies of medieval thought. We have long needed a book like this. It is set to become a standard introduction to its themes, and will be warmly welcomedby all who teach or study the thought of the Middle Ages." ~ Alister E. McGrath, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Medieval Thought provides a clear and authoritative introduction to an important period in intellectual history. It studies the course of medieval intellectualization, analyzing how tension between the religious and non~religious components of medieval culture resulted in its sophisticated development. The most influential vehicle for medieval intellectualization was philosophy; Philosophy became the mode of expression in religion, providing religious thinkers with a unifying vocabulary and means of reasoning. In turn, philosophers found in religion fertile ground for metaphysical discussion. The initial alliance between philosophy and religion did not hold, however, for Christianity's need for theological strength through uniformity inevitably clashed with the dissenting questioning of philosophy. This marriage and separation are analyzed chronologically in light of the foundations and developments of: medieval religious thought; medieval education and classical philosophy; Latin and vernacular languages; the evolution of medieval philosophical ideas in scholasticism; and the tensions between the Church and the intellectuals in the late Middle Ages. Medieval Thought will be accessible to even those with little knowledge of Christian theology. Appendices have been included to help the reader surmount possible difficulties, and no prior knowledge of Latin is assumed. Each chapter ends with a select bibliography to direct the reader toward further study, and a more comprehensive annotated bihliography is included at the end of the book.…