The Major Works

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Although utterly convinced of the truth of Christianity, Anselm of Canterbury struggled to make sense of his religion He considered the doctrines of faith an invitation to question, to think, and to learn and he devoted his life to confronting and understanding the most elusive aspects of Christianity His writings on matters such as free will, the nature of truth, and the existence of God make Anselm one of the greatest theologians and philosophers in history, and this translation provides readers with their first opportunity to read his most important works within a single volume. Free Read The Major Works [ By ] Anselm of Canterbury [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I m in the middle of this one I bought it for the Proslogion, of course, but have found De Grammatico perhaps, in some ways, the most limpid work so far The works within are translated by different authors Sometimes the text is impenetrable, and I know enough about translation to have an idea that this is often the translator s fault Grrrr I am fairly sure that the translation got worse when I started on the pieces translated by Ralph McInerny I very rarely write in books, but was so annoy I m in the middle of this one I bought it for the ...The rating and review concern the edition rather than the work Oxford has done a service by assembling all these texts in one volume There is a catch The translations were done by different translators, making for some stylistic unevenness Also, the introduction is fairly cursory, and the te...Indispensable reading His discussions of the ontological argument, free will, and satisfaction have developed our psyche in ways we probably aren t aware of.While we may reject his ontological argument, given the Platonic parameters of the day, it was fairly unremarkabl...I am reading only one book out of this collection of Anselm s works, Cur Deus Homo, Why God Became Man This book tackles why God and God alone had pitch his tent among us to save us I have heard Sproul mention it before as great reading and was reminded of it thinking about ...Anselm is not as well known as he should be Try this Do things exist in any sense before God makes them or intends to make them Are there things which God does not make Not easy questions, and Anselm is great on them.I read part of this, I probably won t pick it back up for a very very long time.Anselm beautifully models how philosophical theology should be done longing to think God s thoughts after Him as an act of worship.Whatever your final assessment of them, Anselm s Cur Deus Homo and Proslogion are classics for a reason.This is Anselm Not an easy read and not always spot on, but a supreme mind This is certainly the best single volume work to get for him.Mindblowing The way to understand Christ, God and the World.

The Major Works
  • English
  • 08 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 544 pages
  • 0192825259
  • Anselm of Canterbury
  • The Major Works