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The Letters of Peter Damian 91-120 - The Fathers of the Chuch (Hardcover)
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The Letters of Peter Damian 91-120 - The Fathers of the Chuch (Hardcover)
Series: Mediaeval Continuation
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This fourth volume of the Mediaeval Continuation is the fourth of
the letters of Peter Damian, an eleventh-century monk and man of
letters. Written during the years 1062-1066, these letters deal
with a wide variety of subjects. Some letters are of historical
interest, others approach the size and scope of philosophical or
theological treatises. Damian's correspondents range from simple
hermits in his community to abbots, bishops, cardinals, and even to
Pope Alexander II. Among these letters are to be found one
addressed to the patriarch of Constantinopole, two to Damian's
sisters, one to the Empress Agnes, and even a few to such distant
personages as the young King Henry IV and the Archbishop Anno of
Cologne. Like its companions, this volume uses Damian's thought to
understand an important and gripping period in the history of
church and state. Clearly, the most significant letter in this
collection is Letter 119, written in 1063 to Abbot Desiderius of
Monte Cassino and his monks, on the omnipotence of God. Translated
here for the first time into English, Damian's treatise on Divine
Omnipotence demonstrates his control of both theological and
philosophical methodology. His opponents are contemporary
rhetoricians whose denial of God's total potency in dealing with
his creatures' contingencies in time past, present, and future
opens them to the charge of heresy. Though Damian's vocabulary
frequently challenges the combined dictionary resources of
classical, patristic, and mediaeval Latin, Owen J. Blum's careful
translation will guarantee the transmission of Damian's thought to
all levels of readers throughout the world.
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