Controversial in his own day, Bernard still today excites both admiration and dislike. McGuire looks at various facets of Bernard's personality, and at the enduring legacy that has followed him for ov
In this biography of the noted French philosopher and theologian Jean Gerson, the first since 1929, Brian Patrick McGuire presents a compelling portrait of Gerson as a voice of reason and Christian hu
The life, times, and thought of Gerson (1363-1429), French theologian and chancellor of the University of Paris from 1395, are examined from the perspectives of history, religion, and literature. The
The life, times, and thought of Gerson (1363-1429), French theologian and chancellor of the University of Paris from 1395, are examined from the perspectives of history, religion, and literature. The
Church historians and medievalists offer help reading the difficult and controversial Bernard (1090-1153), who is as widely read and debated today as in his own time, though generally admired now only
First published in 1988, this study remains an essential text on the nature of friendship in medieval monasteries, and in the Middle Ages in general. Presented without changes to the original text, th
The seven articles in this collection, originally published between 1979-1988, are united around the theme of monastic friendships in the Cistercian order. McGuire's (Danish Institute for Advanced St
