Contemporary misogyny and antisemitism have their roots in the demonization of women and Jews in medieval Christendom. In church art and mass preaching, the construct of the devil as an outcast from heaven and the source of all evil was linked both to the conception of women as …
"Texts by, for, and about preachers from the twelfth to the fourteenth centuries reveal an intense interest in preacher's human nature and its intersection with his "angelic" role. Far from simply denigrating embodiment or excluding it from consideration, these works recognize i…
Claire M. Waters offers an original examination of the preacher's unique role as an intermediary--standing between heaven and earth, between God and people, participating in and responsible to both sides of that divide.
"In these pages, St. Thomas Aquinas gives you the help that you need to pray more attentively and to become a better Christian. He employs more than six hundred Scriptural references to illuminate the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary and the Apostles' Creed. St. Thomas' clear, simpl…
Franciscan historiography concerning a controversial friar -- The influence of defaming comments and the waning of a style of preaching -- Youth and family (1425-c.1446) -- First successful preaching in Umbria (c.1446-1448) -- Itinerant preaching in central and southern Italy (1…
"In the second half of the fifteenth century, Roberto Caracciolo's preaching touched the most important cities of Italy, and met with wide and resounding success. His sermons were read and diffused throughout Italy and Europe, propelled by the emergence of the printing press ind…
"In the second half of the fifteenth century, Roberto Caracciolo's preaching touched the most important cities of Italy, and met with wide and resounding success. His sermons were read and diffused throughout Italy and Europe, propelled by the emergence of the printing press ind…
