Hugh of Amiens and the twelfth-century Renaissance
By: Ryan P. Freeburn
Series: Church, faith, and culture in the medieval West
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781409427346; 9781409427353
Subjects: Renaissance; Church history
Description: Hugh of Amiens (c. 1085-1164) was an important intellectual figure in the twelfth century who, during a long lifetime, served as a cleric, Cluniac monk, abbot and archbishop of Rouen. This book examines his writings to uncover the theological preoccupations of the period, particularly the development of systematic theology and views on the differences between the monastic and clerical ways of life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Hugh of Amiens: cleric, monk and bishop; title: The epistola gravioni: the origin of the soul and the beginning of a career; title: The poems of Hugh of Amiens; title: The dialogues and the early stages of systematic theology; title: Hugh of Amiens and the monastic life: Cluny, monk-priests, and the reprehensio; title: A saintly crusader and hermit: the vita sancti adjutoris; title: "In principio Deus creavit":; title: In hexaemeron and the tradition of hexaemeral commentary; title: Hugh of Amiens and the heretics: the polemics of contra haereticos; title: Speculation, contemplation and a host of septenaries: super fide catholica et oratione dominica; title: De memoria: memory and unity in the face of schism.