Yes, indeed.
Scholarly, thoughtful, and not given to reductionism.
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Has anyone read Sarah Foot's book on Anglo-Saxon monasticism ??
Any recommendations ?
Frans van Liere
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>>> Andrew Larsen <[log in to unmask]> 10/22/2009 3:13 PM >>>
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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.
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> 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.
>
>
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> Gordon Plumb
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> 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!!
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> Gordon Plumb (Revd - who is sometimes sympathetic to Christianity!)
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