Preaching the Beatitudes in the Late Middle Ages: Some Mendicant Examples
This article assesses the use of the Sermon on the Mount, especially the beatitudes, by mendicant preachers in the later Middle Ages. Focusing on Francis of Assisi, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas and Bernardino of Siena it examines how the beatitudes were employed by preachers in their sermons and teac...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage
2009
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Studies in Christian ethics
Année: 2009, Volume: 22, Numéro: 2, Pages: 136-150 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Francis of Assisi
B Beatitudes B Bernardino of Siena B Thomas Aquinas B mendicant preaching B Mourning |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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| Résumé: | This article assesses the use of the Sermon on the Mount, especially the beatitudes, by mendicant preachers in the later Middle Ages. Focusing on Francis of Assisi, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas and Bernardino of Siena it examines how the beatitudes were employed by preachers in their sermons and teachings. Through an analysis of mendicant usage of the beatitudes, aspects of the practical and moral applications of the Sermon on Mount in the Middle Ages are examined and put into historical and theological context. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946809103488 |