A Companion to Priesthood and Holy Orders in the Middle Ages

A Companion to Priesthood and Holy Orders in the Middle Ages contains essays that examine the ontology and function of ordained bishops, priests and deacons throughout the medieval era as preachers, confessors and providers of pastoral care.

About the author

Greg Peters, Ph.D. (2003), University of St. Michael's College, is Associate Professor of Medieval and Spiritual Theology at Biola University. He has authored Peter of Damascus: Byzantine Monk and Spiritual Theologian (PIMS, 2011) and The Story of Monasticism (Baker, 2015).

C. Colt Anderson, Ph.D. (1998), Marquette University, is Dean of Graduate School of Religion of Religious Education at Fordham University. He is the author of Christian Eloquence: Contemporary Doctrinal Preaching (Hillenbrand, 2005) and The Great Catholic Reformers (Paulist, 2007).

Product details

• Assisted by: C Colt Anderson (Editor), C. Colt Anderson (Editor), Greg Peters (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.2015
• EAN: 9789004236738
• ISBN: 978-90-04-23673-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 244 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 692 g
• Series: Brill's Companions to the Chri
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity