High King of Heaven - Aspects of Early English Spirituality Volume 181

In the seventh and eighth centuries, missionaries from Rome and Ireland brought Christianity to England. The English piety which developed, resulted from the rich mingling of Celtic, Roman and Anglo-Saxon influences.
In High King of Heaven, Benedicta Ward explores the devotional life of the Anglo-Saxons in the first years after their conversion: what they thought, said, did and prayed in the light of the Gospel of Christ. The discussion concentrates on prayers, corporate and individual, mainly in Latin, but also in Anglo-Saxon, and also on non-literary sources. She considers the Mediterranean influences, as well as the Irish element.

Info autore

Benedicta Ward (1933-2022) was a Reader in the History of Christian Spirituality at the University of Oxford. Her most recent book was Anselm of Canterbury: His Life and Legacy (SPCK 2009). She was a member of the Anglican monastic community of the Sisters of the Love of God.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Benedicta Ward
• Editore: Oxford eBooks Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9780879077815
• ISBN: 978-0-87907-781-5
• Pagine: 128
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 213 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 204 g
• Serie: Cistercian Studies; Cistercian Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; Spiritualität und religiöse Erfahrung, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Spirituality, Religiöse Gemeinschaften und Mönchstum, Religion - Church History, RELIGION / Monasticism