A monk and a scholar generally recognized as the keenest
philosophical and theological mind of his time, of Bec, found
himself forcibly and unwillingly invested as Archbishop of
Canterbury on 6 March 1093. It was the first of many sharp
differences between the Norman King and an archbishop who
considered the reform of the church and the improvement of the
moral conduct of the kingdom his prime tasks.
Among his chief weapons in fighting to establish the Gregorian
Reform in his new land was the letter. Whether reporting events or
asking for news, proffering advice or wheeding favors, currying
friends or placating adversaries, Anselm kept up a steady
correspondence throughout his sixteen-year archiepiscopate.
Collections of these letters circulated during his lifetime,
establishing his position on any number of topics.
Now translated into English for the first time, "The Letters of
Saint Anselm" give new insights into the life and mind of this
pivotal figure in european history.
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