In other words, no one else seemed to be doing what Anselm did. To be
sure, monks were interested in questions concerning meditation on the divine
(cf. Clanchy), but
only Anselm seems to address their questions with a treatise on God's
character and attributes.
Exactly so, nicht wahr? I wonder if you have not answered your own
question. Anselm stands head and shoulders above everyone else in his time.
As the twelfth century progresses, there are many masters, many opinions,
much development. Not so at the turn of the century. Lanfranc writes
soundly, but without originality or genius. Anselm was on his own. Or so
it seems to me.
Bill.
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