Pain and Suffering in Medieval Theology - Academic Debates at the University of Paris in the Thirteenth Century

Examines the works of Paris theologians to show how they dealt with the questions of human pain and suffering.

List of contents

Introduction
Thirteenth-Century Theological Ideas about Human Pain and Suffering and the Passion of Christ
Gendering Pain: Theological Ideas about Female and Male Suffering
Pain as a Restorative Power: Voluntary Suffering and Satisfaction for Sin
The Intellectual Development of Limbo: Pain, Children and Original Sin
Anima Separata: Masters of Theology and the Controversy surrounding the Suffering of the Separated Soul
Defining the Corporeal: Suffering in Hell according to Masters of Theology at Paris, c.1230-c.1280
Conclusion
Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Donald Mowbray
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.05.2009
• EAN: 9781843834618
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-461-8
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 243 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 588 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; HISTORY / Medieval, History - General History