A Hound of God: Pierre de la Palud and the Fourteenth-Century Church

ISBN-13: 9780198222910 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 224 str.

Jean Dunbabin

Opis

Pierre de la Palud was a friar of aristocratic birth who was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1329. Dunbabin's scholarly and penetrating study traces the career of de la Palud from his early reflections on contemporary moral issues, including papal prerogatives, contraception, and usury, to his political and diplomatic activities as Patriarch of Jerusalem. From Dominican friar to French courtier, the variety of de la Palud's experience and the range of his writings reflect the turbulence of the fourteenth-century Christian church.

Recenzje

A short but evocative study... The study portrays well Pierre's role against the backcloth of the events of his time. It commends itself to liturgists by its adept and extensive use of the colourful imagery of his sermons, which would undoubtedly merit further study.

Spis treści

Abbreviations; Youth; Bachelor; Master; The testing time; Teacher and preacher; Patriarch; The last days; Bibliography; Index