Bede (c. 673-735) was Anglo-Saxon England s most prominent scholar, and his body of work is among the most important intellectual achievements of the entire Middle Ages. Bede and the Future brings together an international group of Bede scholars to examine a number of questions about Bede s attitude towards, and ideas about, the time to come. This encompasses the short-term future (Bede s own lifetime and the time soon after his death) and the end of time. Whilst recognising that these temporal perspectives may not be completely distinct, the volume shows how Bede s understanding of their...
Bede (c. 673-735) was Anglo-Saxon England s most prominent scholar, and his body of work is among the most important intellectual achievements of the ...