Alan of Lille was a notable figure in the second half of the twelfth century as a theologian and as a poet and he has seemed as rich and individual a writer to modern scholars as he did to his own contemporaries. This study examines his work as a whole, in an attempt to set his well-known literary achievement in the context of his theological writings. He was in many ways a pioneer, an experimenter with several of the new genres of his day, an innovator both as a teacher and as an author. He was not an original thinker so much as an eclectic, drawing on a wide range of the sources available...
Alan of Lille was a notable figure in the second half of the twelfth century as a theologian and as a poet and he has seemed as rich and individual a ...
Edward Hicks was the Bishop of Lincoln during the First World War - a cleric who had condemned the war but had to watch his sons go off to fight - one not to return. He kept detailed diaries - full of often indiscreet comments - and through them we see a man wrestling with his own conscience and beliefs, in a very public role. He was also a strong supporter of votes for women - highly unusual at that time - and a supporter of teetotalism, again, an unusual stance for a C of E dignatory. This book will be a fascinating glimpse into the impact the War had on those who waited at home, and tried...
Edward Hicks was the Bishop of Lincoln during the First World War - a cleric who had condemned the war but had to watch his sons go off to fight - one...
