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Monte Rochen, Guido Of, Rochen, Guido Of Monte - Handbook for Curates: A Late Medieval Manual on Pastoral Ministry (Medieval Texts in Translation) - 9780813218694 - V9780813218694
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Handbook for Curates: A Late Medieval Manual on Pastoral Ministry (Medieval Texts in Translation)

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Description for Handbook for Curates: A Late Medieval Manual on Pastoral Ministry (Medieval Texts in Translation) Paperback. Translator(s): Thayer, Anne T. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 557.

Guido of Monte Rochen’s Handbook for Curates became the most popular pastoral manual at the close of the Middle Ages as thousands of copies were printed in Europe. Composed of a mixture of practical “how to” and theological instruction, the Handbook taught pastoral basics to everyday priests. As such, it is an essential and vibrant source on late medieval religion and parish practice, which this full-length translation makes available in English for the first time.

The Handbook is divided into three parts: sacraments and their administration, the sacrament of penance, and basic catechesis. Together they reflect Guido’s mission to facilitate ... Read more

To help contemporary students and scholars understand fully the Handbook’s richness as a historical source, the introduction situates it within the intellectual milieu of late medieval Christianity. Guido is well acquainted with the vagaries of real life in a parish and a sense of compassion underlies his directives. Evidence of readers’ hands-on engagement abounds in the annotations that were written in the book’s margins. Examination of both the content of such comments and their location within the text suggests how Guido’s readers sought to translate his advice into practice.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Series
Medieval Texts in Translation
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813218694
SKU
V9780813218694
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Ref
99-50

About Monte Rochen, Guido Of, Rochen, Guido Of Monte
Anne T. Thayer is the Paul and Minnie Diefenderfer Professor of Mercersburg and Ecumenical Theology and Church History at Lancaster Theological Seminary.Katharine J. Lualdi is professor of history and on the faculty of the Honors Program at the University of Southern Maine. Thayer and Lualdi share an interest in late medieval and early modern Christianity, particularly at the parish level, ... Read more

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