Tutoring the Affections: Liturgy and Christian Formation in the Early Church
During Easter week in the early 390s Saint Ambrose preached a series of sermons to the newly baptized. Known by the title On the Mysteries, these sermons have often been studied for what one can learn about early Christian worship and sacramental theology
The Concept of Purgatory in England
The notion of purgatory or a third place had great and direct impact on the way people thought because this third place was the immediate destination of the soul after death in the minds of most Christians. People imagined at death that this would be the next form of being.
The Liturgical Context of Ælfric’s Homilies for Rogation
To search out Ælfric’s sources is also to inquire into his method of composition, to guess at the principles that guided him to some sources and away from others. Malcolm Godden has provided a remarkably full list of Ælfric’s sources, and suggests that Ælfric relied on relatively few volumes to compose his homilies.
Christian Marriage in Byzantium: The Canonical and Liturgical Tradition
All Byzantine Christians were offered a choice between celibate asceticism and married life, but in either case they were called to anticipate in their lives the eschatological Kingdom of God.
Interpreting a medieval church through liturgy
Some of us still feel that an attempt to bring the old liturgy of the church to life again would transport us best of all across the centuries to Tudor times. For churches are built primarily for liturgy – it is their staple diet.
Popular Piety in the Middle Ages: What is Popular?
To speak, then of a ‘Learned faith’ of the Middle Ages (or, for that matter, of any age) over and against a ‘Popular faith,’ as though it were a higher, purer form of faith, is hardly correct.
Power Through Purity: The Virgin Martyrs and Women’s Salvation in
Power Through Purity: The Virgin Martyrs and Women’s Salvation in Pre-Reformation Scotland Fitch, Audrey-Beth Women in Scotland : C.1100 – c.1750, edited by…
Fama et Memoria: Portraits of Female Patrons in Mosaic Pavements of Churches in Byzantine Palestine and Arabia
Fama et Memoria: Portraits of Female Patrons in Mosaic Pavements of Churches in ByzantinePalestine and Arabia Britt, Karen C. Medieval Feminist Forum, 44, no.…
The Alphabetum catholicorum of Arnaldus of Villanova, an edition and study
The Alphabetum catholicorum of Arnaldus of Villanova, an edition and study Burnam, Hope Lampert (university of Toronto) PhD Thesis, University of Toronto (1996)…
The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father” indicates Slovenians are West Slavs
The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father” indicates Slovenians are West Slavs Jandáček, Petr Paper given at the Fifth International Topical Conference (2007) Abstract The currently…
Toward a New History of Medieval Theatre: Assessing the Written and Unwritten Evidence for Indigenous Performance Practices
Toward a New History of Medieval Theatre: Assessing the Written and Unwritten Evidence for Indigenous Performance Practices Symes, Carol (Department of History, University of…
Beauty Illuminated: Illuminated manuscript paintings in Poland
Beauty Illuminated: Illuminated manuscript paintings in Poland MIODOŃSKA, BARBARA (Czartoryski Museum and Library National Museum in Kraków), PALIŃSKA, ANNA (Institute of Art, Warsaw Polish…
Encounters with Monsters at the End of Time: Some Early Medieval Visualizations of Apocalyptic Eschatology
Encounters with Monsters at the End of Time: Some Early Medieval Visualizations ofApocalyptic Eschatology Lewis, Suzanne Different Visions: A Journal of New Perspectives on Medieval…
The Theology of Eucharistic Consecration: Role of the Priest in Celtic Liturgy
The Theology of Eucharistic Consecration: Role of the Priest in Celtic Liturgy By J.H. Crehan Theological Studies, Vol.42 (1979) Introduction: For a long…
The Visitatio Sepulchri in the Latin Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Holy Week commemorates the last days of Christ’s earthly presence, from his entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to his crucifixion and resurrection.
Music in the Time of Saint Anselm
Music in the Time of Saint Anselm Cox, Donald R. (Saint Anselm College) The Saint Anselm Journal 2.1 (Fall 2004) Abstract The 11th century…
“Historical” Dates in Medieval Liturgical Calendars
“Historical” Dates in Medieval Liturgical Calendars By J. Frank Henderson Published Online (2004) Introduction: First and foremost, medieval liturgical calendars record occasions of…
The Performance of Separation at Escomb Church
VAGANTES CONFERENCE: Session 1: Performance & Ritual The Performance of Separation at Escomb Church Ashely Lonsdale Cook (University of Wisconsin – Madison) This…
The making of Byzantine Orthodoxy: definition and display, inclusion and exclusion
The making of Byzantine Orthodoxy: definition and display, inclusion and exclusion Magdalino, Paul (St Andrew’s University, Scotland) Paper given at the 21st International Congress…
The Blood of Christ, Eucharistic blood or blood relic ?
The Blood of Christ, Eucharistic blood or blood relic ? Vernard, Marc (Université de Paris X-Nanterre) Tabularia « Études », n° 9, (2009)…
William of Volpiano in Normandy : current position
William of Volpiano in Normandy : Current Position Gazeau, Véronique (Université de Caen Basse-Normandie) Tabularia « Études », n° 2, (2002) Abstract Richard…
Symbols of Power and Authority: The Iconography of Late Thirteenth-Century Chapter Houses
Constructed in the second half of the thirteenth century, the Chapter House at Westminster was the first of a series which includes similar structures at Salisbury and York.
The Annunciation as Model of Meditation: Stillness, Speech and Transformation in Middle English Drama and Lyric
The Annunciation as Model of Meditation: Stillness, Speech and Transformation in Middle English Drama and Lyric Marginalia, Vol. 2, Cambridge Yearbook (2004-2005) Saetveit…
An Essay on Cistercian Liturgy
An Essay on Cistercian Liturgy Kerr, Julie Cistercians in Yorkshire, University of Sheffield (2004) Abstract Concerning the mode and order of Divine services, the…
Homo religiosus of the late middle ages. The Bernardine’s model of popular religion
Homo religiosus of the late middle ages. The Bernardine’s model of popular religion Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Wydział Historyczny, Praca doktorska, Poznań (2004) Szulc, Alicja (Uniwersytet im.…