Research Catalog

Title

The theology of work : Peter Damian and the medieval religious renewal movement / Patricia Ranft.

Author

Ranft, Patricia.

Publication

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

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Description

264 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

"Historians have long noted the intense debates nineteenth-and twentieth-century scholars had over the concept of work, but few are aware of the medieval debates that set the stage for modern discussions. Indeed, medieval society established the framework within which modern Western ideas about work have grown. It is essential, therefore, that we learn what medieval thinkers had to say on the subject. This study addresses this need by examining the thought of Peter Damian and numerous other religious leaders and groups of the High Middle Ages for evidence of their contributions. The result is a deepening of our historical understanding of the concept of work as well as widening our appreciation of the modern world's debt to medieval society."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

The new Middle Ages

Uniform Title

New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Subjects

• Peter Damian, Saint, 1007?-1072
• Work > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500
• Theology > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-257) and index.

Contents

1. Early Christian attitudes toward work -- 2. The eleventh-century world of Peter Damian -- 3. Damian's social theology -- 4. Damian's apostolate : theology of work in action -- 5. The regular canons -- 6. The Cistercians -- 7. Carthusians, women, and marginal groups -- 8. The Mendicants -- 9. Epilogue.

ISBN

1403968470 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2005053507

OCLC

• ocm61479655
• SCSB-5235022

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries