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Thomas Naogeorg is one of the most important writers of the Reformation movement; his writings reflect the societal, literary, and spiritual problems of life during the middle of the century of Protestant Reformation. This first complete edition of Naogeorg's works will assure him a place in the literary history of the 16th century. Each of the original Latin texts is supplemented with a German translation.

Catholic Church --- Controversial literature

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Roman North Africa was one of the major centres where ancient Christianity thrived, and there Donatism was the most prevalent form of Christianity. This neglected story from Late Antiquity is treated in a multi-disciplinary way in the current volume. The Uniquely African Controversy: Studies on Donatist Christianity seeks to uncover what the identity and historical context of Donatism was, and why it disappeared. What was Donatism's legacy? Who were its leaders and adherents? Why did Augustine of Hippo become so embroiled in controversy with the Donatist Church? The contributions in this volume come from scholars from North America, Europe, and Australia, and they cover topics including archaeology, Roman law, theology, martyrology, and ecclesiastical history.

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In the summer of 972 a group of Muslim brigands based in the south of France near La Garde-Freinet abducted the abbot of Cluny as he and his entourage crossed the Alps en route from Rome to Burgundy. Ultimately, the abbot was set free and returned home safely, but the audacity of this abduction outraged Christian leaders and galvanized the will of local lords. Shortly thereafter, Count William of Arles marshaled an army and succeeded in wiping out the Muslim stronghold. In Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet, Scott G. Bruce uses this extraordinary incident, largely overlooked by contemporary scholars, to examine Christian perceptions of Islam in the Middle Ages. The monks of Cluny kept the tale of their abbot's abduction alive over the next century in hagiographical works and chronicles written to promote his sanctity. Bruce explores the telling and retelling of this story, focusing particularly on the representation of Islam in each account, and how that representation changed over time. The culminating figure in this study is Peter the Venerable, one of Europe's leading intellectuals and abbot of Cluny from 1122 to 1156. Remembered today largely for his views of Islam, Peter commissioned Latin translations of Muslim historical and devotional texts including the Qur'an. As Bruce shows, Peter's thinking on Islam had its roots in the hagiographical tradition of the abduction at La Garde-Freinet. In fact, Peter drew from the stories as he crafted a "Muslim policy" relevant to the mid-twelfth century, a time of great anxiety about Islam in the aftermath of the failed Second Crusade. Compellingly written, Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet provides us with an unparalleled opportunity to examine Christian perceptions of Islam in the Crusading era.

Christian hagiography --- Christianity and other religions --- Islam --- Muslims --- History --- Relations --- Christianity --- Majolus, --- Peter, --- Cluny (Benedictine abbey) --- Mohammedans --- Moors (People) --- Moslems --- Muhammadans --- Musalmans --- Mussalmans --- Mussulmans --- Mussulmen --- Religious adherents --- Controversial literature --- Maieul, --- Maiolus, --- Mayeul, --- Petrus, --- Peṭrus, --- Pierre le Vénérable, --- Pierre, --- Pietro, --- פטרוס, --- Cluny, France (Benedictine abbey) --- Cluny Abbey --- Abbaye de Cluny --- Abbey of Cluny --- Cluny (France). --- Cluniacs --- History. --- Syncretism (Christianity) --- Religions --- Mohammedanism --- Muhammadanism --- Muslimism --- Mussulmanism --- Early works to 1800. --- Monks, Cluny, Islam, Religious Conversion, Hagiography. --- Christian hagiography - History - To 1500 --- Christianity and other religions - Islam - Early works to 1800 --- Islam - Controversial literature - Early works to 1800 --- Islam - Relations - Christianity - Early works to 1800 --- Muslims - France - La Garde-Freinet - History - To 1500 --- Majolus, - Saint, Abbot of Cluny, - approximately 906-994 --- Peter, - the Venerable, - approximately 1092-1156