Atkinson uses Qoheleth's work ethic to provide an analysis of Ecclesiastes, utilising the writings of St Bonaventure and Martin Luther. Reading Ecclesiastes within a penitential framework, Bonaventure offers a version of the contemptus mundi tradition that is rooted in his metap…
A series of essays designed to illustrate different ways in which theologians have shaped their work. This volume offers a series of studies of representative figures from the earlier period of Christian theology: Irenaeus, Augustine, Denys, Anselm and Bonaventura.--
The Companion to Bonaventure provides an invaluable guide to understanding this great 13th century scholastic luminary. Together the essays will deliver a critical overview of the current research, the major themes in Bonaventure's life and writings, and how they are being reint…