The Story of a Great Medieval Book: Peter Lombard's 'Sentences' (Rethinking the Middle Ages)
The Story of a Great Medieval Bookwill be of great interest to students of the history of theology as well as for those interested in intellectual history more generally. In this broadly conceived and accessibly written book, Philipp W. Rosemann surveys the legacy of Peter Lombard in representative commentaries on hisSentencesfrom the twelfth to the early sixteenth century, charting shifts in their literary form and in the commentators' changing views of the theological enterprise itself. As lucid as it is learned, his study succeeds admirably in introducing newcomers to this subject while at the same time mapping the terrain for future research. A distinguished and innovative contribution to theRethinking the Middle Agesseries.(Marcia L. Colish, Visiting Fellow, Yale University)