For a recent exploration of aspects of Anselm's thought (especially in
relation to Augustine), see now Felix Asiedu, Anselm and the Augustinian
Tradition: Deference and Innovation in the Eleventh Century (PhD
dissertation, UPenn 1997).
Bob Kraft, UPenn
> 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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