Hugh of Saint Victor
Author(s): Paul Rorem (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: April 8, 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195384377
- ISBN-13: 9780195384376
Book Description
Born in Saxony in 1096, Hugh became an Augustinian monk and in 1115 moved to the monastery of Saint Victor, Paris, where he spent the remainder of his life, eventually becoming the head of the school there. His writings cover the whole range of arts and sacred science taught in his day. Paul Rorem offers a basic introduction to Hugh's theology, through a comprehensive survey of his works. He argues that Hugh is best understood as a teacher of theology, and that his numerous and varied writings are best appreciated as a comprehensive pedagogical program of theological education and spiritual formation. Drawing his evidence not only from Hugh's own descriptions of his work but from the earliest manuscript traditions of his writings, Rorem organizes and presents his corpus within a tri-part framework. Upon a foundation of training in the liberal arts and history, a structure of doctrine is built up, which is finally adorned with moral formation. Within this scheme of organization, Rorem treats each of Hugh's major works (and many minor ones) in its appropriate place, orienting the reader briefly yet accurately to its contents, as well as its location in Hugh's overarching program of theological pedagogy.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Paul Rorem's book is arguably the best introduction to Hugh of St. Victor in any language." --Theology Today
Review
The only introduction in English to the influential medieval philosopher Hugh of Saint Victor.
Review
"Paul Rorem's book is arguably the best introduction to Hugh of St. Victor in any language." --Theology Today
Book Description
The only introduction in English to the influential medieval philosopher Hugh of Saint Victor.
From the Publisher
Paul E. Rorem, Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History at Princeton Theological Seminary, is an ordained Lutheran minister and is the editor of Lutheran Quarterly and Lutheran Quarterly Books.
About the Author
Paul E. Rorem, Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History at Princeton Theological Seminary, is an ordained Lutheran minister and is the editor of Lutheran Quarterly and Lutheran Quarterly Books.
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Hugh of Saint Victor
Author(s): Paul Rorem (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: April 8, 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195384369
- ISBN-13: 9780195384369
Book Description
Born in Saxony in 1096, Hugh became an Augustinian monk and in 1115 moved to the monastery of Saint Victor, Paris, where he spent the remainder of his life, eventually becoming the head of the school there. His writings cover the whole range of arts and sacred science taught in his day. Paul Rorem offers a basic introduction to Hugh's theology, through a comprehensive survey of his works. He argues that Hugh is best understood as a teacher of theology, and that his numerous and varied writings are best appreciated as a comprehensive pedagogical program of theological education and spiritual formation. Drawing his evidence not only from Hugh's own descriptions of his work but from the earliest manuscript traditions of his writings, Rorem organizes and presents his corpus within a tri-part framework. Upon a foundation of training in the liberal arts and history, a structure of doctrine is built up, which is finally adorned with moral formation. Within this scheme of organization, Rorem treats each of Hugh's major works (and many minor ones) in its appropriate place, orienting the reader briefly yet accurately to its contents, as well as its location in Hugh's overarching program of theological pedagogy.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Paul Rorem's book is arguably the best introduction to Hugh of St. Victor in any language." --Theology Today
Review
The only introduction in English to the influential medieval philosopher Hugh of Saint Victor.
Review
"Paul Rorem's book is arguably the best introduction to Hugh of St. Victor in any language." --Theology Today
Book Description
The only introduction in English to the influential medieval philosopher Hugh of Saint Victor.
From the Publisher
Paul E. Rorem, Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History at Princeton Theological Seminary, is an ordained Lutheran minister and is the editor of Lutheran Quarterly and Lutheran Quarterly Books.
About the Author
Paul E. Rorem, Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History at Princeton Theological Seminary, is an ordained Lutheran minister and is the editor of Lutheran Quarterly and Lutheran Quarterly Books.
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