This book demonstrates that monastic preaching was a diverse activity which included preaching by monks, nuns and heretics. The study offers a preliminary step in understanding how preaching shaped mo
Preacher, Sermon and Audience in the Middle Ages outlines the state of sermon studies research and points to new areas of investigation. Subjects include a consideration of audience composition, heret
Based on an international conference held at Downside Abbey in 1999, these 14 essays address various aspects of monastic education and educational practices in England, France, Germany and the Low Cou
Envisaging Heaven in the Middle Ages deals with medieval notions of heaven in theological and mystical writings, in visions of the Otherworld, and in medieval art, poetry and music. It considers the i
This volume, written by experts on Catherine of Siena, considers her as a church reformer, peacemaker, preacher, author, holy woman, stigmatic, saint and politically astute person. The manuscript trad