| A Companion to John Wyclif: Late Medieval Theologian Contributor(s): Levy, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004150072 ISBN-13: 9789004150072 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: The Companion to John Wyclif contains eight substantial essays (20-30,000 words each) which cover all the major areas of Wyclif's life and thought. Each essay provides timely research that is thoroughly grounded in the primary texts while making use of the most recent secondary literature. Essays include: life and career; logic and metaphysics; Trinity and Christology; ecclesiology and politics; the Christian life; sacraments; the Bible; his opponents. There is no comparable book available today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 270.509 |
| LCCN: 2006047806 |
| Series: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition |
| Physical Information: 1.41" H x 6.44" W x 9.56" (2.24 lbs) 514 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Companion to John Wyclif contains eight substantial essays covering the central aspects of John Wyclif's life and thought. The volume's authors have drawn on an extensive amount of primary material, as well as the most recent secondary sources, so as to present a comprehensive picture of Wyclif in his times. Topics covered include a detailed life and career of Wyclif, and close analyses of his logic and metaphysics; doctrine of the Trinity and Christology; political views; Christian life and piety; sacraments; the Bible; and an examination of his medieval opponents. Experts and students alike will profit from these in-depth studies all of which provide a view of Wyclif in his late medieval context. For those not already familiar with Wyclif this volume will serve as an excellent introduction; and those with greater expertise will find fresh appraisals which may, in turn, lead to further research. |