Inspiration and Authority in the Middle Ages

By Brian Fitzgerald

Inspiration and Authority in the Middle Ages - Brian Fitzgerald
  • Release Date: 2017-10-06
  • Genre: European History

Description

How did intellectuals in France, England, and Italy in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries seek to understand and resolve competing claims of divine inspiration or prophecy? Conflicts between secular and theological intellectuals reveal a world struggling to define the contours of religious authority, sanctity, and sacred texts.