'The love that pierces the heart': a critical analysis of the concept of sanctification in the writings of St Anselm of Canterbury
Contemporary analyses of Anselm's objective description of Christ's atonement have often resulted in a trend of interpretation that tends to ignore the relevance of this model to a development and understanding of a western doctrine of Christian sanctification. Through the examination of s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 72, Issue: 1, Pages: 64-81 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Anselm, Canterbury, Erzbischof, Heiliger 1033-1109
/ Atonement
/ Holiness
/ God
/ Love
/ Incarnation of Jesus Christ
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KDB Roman Catholic Church NBF Christology NBK Soteriology |
| Further subjects: | B
Atonement
B Sanctification B Scholasticism B Perfection B Anselm |
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| Summary: | Contemporary analyses of Anselm's objective description of Christ's atonement have often resulted in a trend of interpretation that tends to ignore the relevance of this model to a development and understanding of a western doctrine of Christian sanctification. Through the examination of some overlooked insights offered in Cur Deus homo and their integration with other spiritual writings in Anselm's corpus, the present article attempts to redirect current scholarship towards a more holistic engagement with Anselm's doctrine of atonement, out of which an original doctrine of Christian perfection can be outlined. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930618000698 |