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The thirteenth century was a dynamic period in intellectual history which witnessed the establishment of the first universities, most famously at Paris and Oxford. At these and other major European centres of learning, English-born Franciscans came to hold prominent roles both in the university faculties of the arts and theology and in the local studia across Europe that were primarily responsible for training Franciscans. This volume explores the contributions to scholarship of some of the leading English Franciscans or Franciscan associates from this period, including Roger Bacon, Adam Marsh, John Pecham, Thomas of Yorke, Roger Marston, Robert Grosseteste, Adam of Exeter, Richard Rufus of Cornwall, and Bartholomew of England. Through focussed studies of these figures' signature ideas, contributions will provide a basis for drawing comparisons between the English Franciscan school and others that existed at the time, most famously at Paris.

Franciscan movement (Anglican Communion) --- Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) --- Books and reading --- History

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Did King Alfred the Great commission the Old English translation of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, probably the masterpiece of medieval Anglo-Latin Literature, as part of his famous program of translation to educate the Anglo-Saxons? Was the Old English Historia, by any chance, a political and religious manifesto for the emerging 'Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons'? Do we deal with the literary cornerstone of a nascent English identity at a time when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were threatened by a common enemy: the Vikings? Andreas Lemke seeks to answer these questions - among others - in his recent publication. He presents us with a unique compendium of interdisciplinary approaches to the subject and sheds new light on the Old English translation of the Historia in a way that will fascinate scholars of Literature, Language, Philology and History. Entstand die altenglische Übersetzung der Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum des Beda Venerabilis, des wohl bedeutendsten anglo-lateinischen Werkes des Mittelalters, auf Bestreben König Alfreds 'des Grossen' als Teil seines Übersetzungs- und Bildungsprogrammes? War die altenglische Historia vielleicht ein Gründungsmanifest des Königreichs der Angelsachsen? Dieses Königreich formierte sich schliesslich in einer Zeit, als England sich eines äusseren Feindes zu erwehren hatte, der die politische Ordnung der angelsächsischen Königreiche bedrohte: der Wikinger. Um diese Frage zu beantworten, präsentiert Andreas Lemke ein in dieser Form einzigartiges Kompendium interdisziplinärer Ansätze und wirft ein neues Licht auf die altenglische Beda-Übersetzung, das Literatur- und Sprachwissenschaftler, Philologen und Historiker gleichermassen anspricht.

Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) --- Historiography --- Translations into English. --- History --- Bede, --- England --- Great Britain --- Church history --- Historiography.

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Betteridge discusses Thomas More's writings in a broad cultural and chronological context and argues for a revision of existing legacies of More.

Reformation --- Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) --- Religious thought --- Philosophy, Medieval. --- Humanism --- Historiography. --- History and criticism. --- History --- More, Thomas, --- Political and social views. --- Great Britain --- England --- Intellectual life

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While prayer is generally understood as "communion with God" modern forms of spirituality prefer "communion" that is non-petitionary and wordless. This preference has unduly influenced modern scholarship on historic methods of prayer particularly concerning Anglo-Saxon spirituality. In Compelling God, Stephanie Clark examines the relationship between prayer, gift giving, the self, and community in Anglo-Saxon England. Clark's analysis of the works of Bede, Ælfric, and Alfred utilizes anthropologic and economic theories of exchange in order to reveal the ritualized, gift-giving relationship with God that Anglo-Saxon prayer espoused. Anglo-Saxon prayer therefore should be considered not merely within the usual context of contemplation, rumination, and meditation but also within the context of gift exchange, offering, and sacrifice. Compelling God allows us to see how practices of prayer were at the centre of social connections through which Anglo-Saxons conceptualized a sense of their own personal and communal identity.

English literature --- Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) --- Prayer --- History and criticism. --- Christianity --- History. --- Bede, --- Alfred, --- Aelfric, --- Elfrike, --- Älfrik, --- Aelfrik, --- Alfric, --- Alfricus, --- Elfric, --- Aelfricus, --- Aelfred, --- Alfred the Great, --- Baeda Venerabilis, --- Beda, --- Beda Venerabilis, --- Bedanus, --- Venerable Bede,

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Medieval Latin literature --- Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) --- Christian drama, Latin (Medieval and modern) --- Littérature chrétienne latine médiévale et moderne --- Théâtre chrétien latin médiéval et moderne --- Latin Christian literature, Medieval and modern --- Latin literature, Medieval and modern --- Latin Christian drama, Medieval and modern --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern --- Languages & Literatures --- Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures --- Christian drama, Latin (Medieval and modern). --- Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern). --- Littérature chrétienne latine médiévale et moderne --- Théâtre chrétien latin médiéval et moderne