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 …
"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…
The focus of this volume, on Middle English and Latin material in prose and verse, concerns the preaching of the word of God in an expansive sense in late medieval England. This collection of essays explores the multiple ways in which the sermon in England in the later Middle Ag…
This volume explores the richness of Middle English and Latin material in prose and verse, concerning the preaching of the word of God in late medieval England. The focus of this volume, on Middle English and Latin material in prose and verse, concerns the preaching of the word …
The focus of this volume, on Middle English and Latin material in prose and verse, concerns the preaching of the word of God in an expansive sense in late medieval England. This collection of essays explores the multiple ways in which the sermon in England in the later Middle Ag…
