I too have read this one and recommend it. Well researched.
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I too have read this one and recommend it. Well researched.
> Has anyone read Sarah Foot's book on Anglo-Saxon
> monasticism ??
> Any recommendations ?
>
>
>
>
> Frans van Liere
> Department of History, Calvin College
> 1845 Knollcrest Circle SE
> Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402
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>
> >>> Andrew Larsen <[log in to unmask]>
> 10/22/2009 3:13 PM >>>
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
> religion and culture
>
> Perhaps you might couple it with a book on the early
> medieval church that offers a more sympathetic
> interpretation. Even something like Lawrence's book on
> monasticism might be a useful corrective.
>
> Andrew E. Larsen
> On Oct 22, 2009, at 1:52 PM, John Wickstrom wrote:
>
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
> religion and
> > culture Perhaps my use of the term ‘fair’ was too
> kind. Wickham’s
> > approach to Christianity in general and to monasticism
> in particular
> > is political and sociological; he also tends to
> choose the most
> > skeptical interpretation of the motives and behavior
> of bishops and
> > monks. “Fanatical’ often seems the most frequent
> adjective Wickham
> > associates with monastic groups. Nowhere does he
> discuss the spiritual
> > aspirations of monasticism in what I can only call
> sympathetic
> > language (a la Peter Brown, for example); he prefers
> modern
> > sociological language to paraphrasing the sources when
> it comes to
> > describing religious agendas.
> >
> > This sort of attitude does not bother me; but it will
> surely reinforce
> > the tendency of students towards religious skepticism
> and their
> > quickness to question the integrity of religious
> figures.
> > That’s the pedagogical problem I was trying to hint
> at in my original
> > post.
> >
> > best,
> >
> > John W.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of
> medieval religious
> > culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Revd
> > Gordon Plumb
> > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:50 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [M-R] Wickham's new book
> >
> >
> >
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
> religion and
> > culture
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I can't for the life of me see that the issue of
> whether Wickham is
> > sympathetic to Christianity is relevant to the
> suitability of his book
> > for undergraduates, since on your admission he is fair
> and fulsome in
> > his treatment. If only books sympathetic to
> Christianity were used we
> > might have a very short reading list!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Gordon Plumb (Revd - who is sometimes sympathetic to
> Christianity!)
> >
> >
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