Lenten Preaching in Thirteenth-Century England: The Case of a Franciscan Sermon Handbook
Late medieval English mysticism and devotion was shaped by the preaching of the friars. This article studies the Lenten cycle of sermons in an English Franciscan preacher's handbook from the late thirteenth century, demonstrating that the preacher paid much less attention to confession or the s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn State Univ. Press
[2020]
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Journal of medieval religious cultures
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 97-114 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBF British Isles KCA Monasticism; religious orders RC Liturgy RE Homiletics RG Pastoral care |
| Further subjects: | B
Confession
B Preaching B England B Middle Ages B History of doctrines B History B Friars B Sacraments |
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| Summary: | Late medieval English mysticism and devotion was shaped by the preaching of the friars. This article studies the Lenten cycle of sermons in an English Franciscan preacher's handbook from the late thirteenth century, demonstrating that the preacher paid much less attention to confession or the sacraments in general than might have been expected, preferring the more subtle and interior aspects of Christian life. This both presumed and created a lay audience able to profit from more advanced spiritual teaching. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-9650 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medieval religious cultures
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/jmedirelicult.46.2.0097 |