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Writings Against the Saracens (Fathers of the Church Medieval Continuations)
Peter The Venerable
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Description for Writings Against the Saracens (Fathers of the Church Medieval Continuations)
Hardcover. This volume makes available in their entirety Peter the Venerable's twin polemics against Islam - A Summary of the entire heresy of the Saracens and Against the sect of the Saracens - as well as related correspondence. These works resulted from a sustained engagement with Islam begun during Peter's journey to Spain in 1142-43. Translator(s): Resnick, Irven M. Series: Fathers of the Church Mediaeval Continuations Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Robert of Arbrissel (d. 1117) once named Cluny among the chief holy places of Christendom—just after Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Rome. When Peter the Venerable (d. 1156) became the ninth abbot of Cluny in 1122, Cluny had thousands of monks in the mother abbey and her daughter cells, along with hundreds of affiliated houses and dependencies in England, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Holy Land. As a fierce advocate for Cluny against its detractors (which included the redoubtable Bernard of Clairvaux), Peter defended his Order at the same time that he reformed its customs.
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Robert of Arbrissel (d. 1117) once named Cluny among the chief holy places of Christendom—just after Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Rome. When Peter the Venerable (d. 1156) became the ninth abbot of Cluny in 1122, Cluny had thousands of monks in the mother abbey and her daughter cells, along with hundreds of affiliated houses and dependencies in England, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Holy Land. As a fierce advocate for Cluny against its detractors (which included the redoubtable Bernard of Clairvaux), Peter defended his Order at the same time that he reformed its customs.
Peter the Venerable’s extensive literary legacy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Series
Fathers of the Church Mediaeval Continuations Series
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813228594
SKU
V9780813228594
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About Peter The Venerable
Irven M. Resnick is professor of philosophy and religion at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA and author of Marks of Distinction: Christian Perceptions of Jews in the High Middle Ages (CUA Press).
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