Gregory the Great and his world

Markus's new and accessible work is the first full study of Gregory the Great since that of F. H. Dudden (1905) to deal with both Gregory's life and work as well as with his thought and spirituality. With his command of Gregory's works, Markus portrays vividly the daily problems of on...

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Subtitles:Gregory the Great & his World
Main Author: Markus, R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1997.
In:Year: 1997
Reviews:Gregory the Great and his World (1999) (Zimmermann, Harald, 1926 - 2020)
Further subjects:B Church history ; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Church history, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Gregory ; I ; Pope ; approximately 540-604
B Gregory
B Gregory Pope (approximately 540-604)
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780521584302
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Summary:Markus's new and accessible work is the first full study of Gregory the Great since that of F. H. Dudden (1905) to deal with both Gregory's life and work as well as with his thought and spirituality. With his command of Gregory's works, Markus portrays vividly the daily problems of one of the most attractive characters of the age. Gregory's culture is described in the context of the late Roman educational background and in the context of previous patristic tradition. Markus seeks to understand Gregory as a cultivated late Roman aristocrat converted to the ascetic ideal, caught in the tension between his attraction to the monastic vocation and his episcopal ministry, at a time of catastrophic change in the Roman world. The book deals with every aspect of his pontificate: as bishop of Rome, as landlord of the Church lands, in his relations to the Empire, and to the Western Germanic kingdoms in Spain, Gaul, and, especially, his mission to the English.
Introduction : A contemplative in a troubled world -- Integritas animi : ministry in the Church -- Sapienter indoctus : scriptural understanding -- Appropinquante mundi termino : the world in its old age -- The Christian community and its neighbors -- Christiana respublica : within the confines of the Empire -- Terra mea : Italy between two worlds -- Argus luminosissimus : the pope as landlord -- Scissum corpus : the schism of the Three Chapters -- Ravenna and Rome and beyond -- In cunctis mundi partibus : the far West -- Inconcussam servare provinciam : dissent in Africa -- Epilogue -- Appendix : On the distribution of Gregory's correspondence
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ISBN:1139171232
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139171236