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Rhetoric in the Monastic Tradition presents a series of "test
cases" in rhetorical theory. John P. Bequette explores several
important texts from the Western monastic tradition through the
lens of ancient rhetoric, using the figures and topica of the Roman
rhetorical tradition to exposit the texts in all their depth. This
tradition, filtered through Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana,
provides a useful hermeneutic to unlock the inexhaustible riches of
the texts that comprise the monastic tradition from 500 to 1100
A.D. Each chapter focuses on a specific text to understand the
relationship between human language and divine revelation as
expressed by the monastic author in question. Texts include the
Rule of St. Benedict, Bede's Advent Homily on Mark 1:4-8, Anselm's
Letter to Lanzo, Peter Damian's The Book of "The Lord Be with You,"
and sermons thirty-five through thirty-eight of Bernard of
Clairvaux's Sermons on the Song of Songs.
In Christian Humanism, John Bequette articulates the principles of
the Christian humanist worldview and reflects upon contemporary
culture in light of these principles. Writing from the perspective
of the Catholic faith, Bequette focuses on the healing and
restorative dimensions of Christianity in relation to academics;
literature; economics; Christian-Jewish relations; gender issues;
human life issues; and political life.
In Christian Humanism, John Bequette articulates the foundations of
a Christian Humanist worldview and applies it to our contemporary
culture. Written from the perspective of orthodox Catholic faith,
Bequette focuses on the healing and reintegrative dimensions of
Christianity and explores their application in the areas of
academics, literature, economics, race relations, gender issues,
human life issues, and politics.
Revered by contemporaries and posterity for both his sanctity and
his scholarship, Bede (672-735) is a pivotal figure in the history
of the Church. Known primarily as an historian for his
Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Bede was also an
accomplished pedagogue, hagiographer, and biblical scholar. Bede
the Theologian: History, Rhetoric, and Spirituality takes a fresh
look at this classic Christian thinker, exploring the gamut of
Bede's literary corpus. The book investigates key themes, including
Bede's understanding of the theological significance of time, his
conception of the relationship between the temporal and eternal
orders within history, his theological use of rhetoric, his foray
into narrative theology, and his spirituality. The purpose of this
volume is to introduce the reader to principal theological themes
in Bede's thought. Bequette's thesis is that Bede was a theologian
writing in continuity with the Christian tradition and yet making
creative, original contributions to that tradition for the sake of
his contemporaries, both in the monastery and in the culture at
large. The method involves a close reading and analysis of key
texts within Bede's corpus of writings. These texts include the
Ecclesiastical History of the English People, the Life of St
Cuthbert, and several of Bede's biblical commentaries (On the
Tabernacle, On the Temple) his homilies, and didactic treatises (On
the Reckoning of Time, Concerning Figures and Tropes in Sacred
Scripture). Bede the Theologian: History, Rhetoric, and
Spirituality constitutes a scholarly study of Bede's thought as an
integral whole, identifying key themes and ideas that pervade his
writings. Thus, it can serve as an introduction to Bede's thought
for non-specialists in the areas of theology, religious studies,
and other areas of the humanities.
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