Love as the Divine Presence, from Augustine to Peter Lombard

The Theological Anthropology in the Early Western Culture

AvAage Rydstrom-Poulsen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Love as the Presence of God in Humanity explores the profound theological anthropology of human love in Western Christian thought, tracing its development from Saint Augustine to the twelfth-century scholastic tradition, where love was understood as both divine and a revelation of God.The book offers a deep understanding of how theologians of the time went even so far as to seeing in the human love a revelation of the divine being. They referred to biblical texts, but also to a long tradition among the early Western theologians, primarily Augustine, but also John Cassian, Candidus of Fulda, and Paschasius Radbertus. Offering detailed analysis of key figures, texts, and theological concepts, the author provides valuable insights into the interplay between human and divine love in medieval thought.Ideal for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of theology, medieval studies, and Christian anthropology, this book is particularly suited for those interested in Augustine’s influence, the twelfth-century intellectual culture, and the historical development of theological perspectives on love.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-03
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Knowledge Communities
Antal sidor:152
Förlag:Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:9789463720144

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Aage Rydstrøm-Poulsen is former rector, head of department, associate professor, and head of institute of the Institute of Culture, Language & History, at The University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland.

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CONTENTSINDEXABBREVIATIONSINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER ONEAUGUSTINE – DOCTOR CARITATISCHAPTER TWOAT THE OPENING OF THE TWELFTH CENTURYCaritas in the Latin Commentaries to the Epistle to the Romans before Lanfranc of BecMarius VictorinusAmbrosiasterOrigines Latinus (Rufin of Aquleia)PelagiusCassiodorFlorus of Lyon (with an excursus about Beda Venerabilis, Isidore of Seville, and Gregory the Great)Rhabanus MaurusSedulius ScotusPs.-Haymo of Halberstadt (Haymor of Auxerre)Atto of VercelliBruno the CarthusianLanfranc of BecAnselm of CanterburyAnselm of LaonGlossa ordinaria William of Champeaux and the Sententie divine pagine VII. ConclusionCHAPTER THREETHE EARLY SCHOLASTIC AND THEIR SCHOOLSI. Peter Abelard and DisciplesII. Hugh of Saint-Victor and the Victorine EnvironmentIII. Richard of Saint-VictorIV. Gilbert Porreta and the Porretani V. ConclusionCHAPTER FOURTWO MONASTIC THEOLOGIANSI. William of Saint-ThierryII. Bernard of ClairvauxIII. ConclusionCHAPTER FIVEPETER LOMBARD AND THE SCHOOL OF PARISI. Magna Glossatura II. Caritas in Peter Lombard’s SermonsIII. Caritas in Peter Lombard’s Sententie in IV libris distinctae IV. The Impact of Peter Lombard’s Theory in Dist. I,17V. Critics of Peter Lombard’s Theory in Dist. I,17VI. ConclusionGENERAL CONCLUSIONBIBLIOGRAPHIESI. SOURCESII. SECONDARY LITERATUREONLINE SUMMARY