Böcker av Dr. G.R. Evans

St Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was one of the greatest Christian writers of medieval Europe. Although best known as the inventor of the famous 'ontological argument' for God's existence, his writings cover all the chief aspects of Christian doctrine and have been a major influence on western theology.

In this first general history of monasticism since 1900, Andrea Dickens explores the cloistered communities and individuals who have aspired to the ascetic ideal in their religious life, assessing the impact they have made on the wider church and its practices.

Explores the remarkable contribution that Cambridge University has made to society and culture, both in Britain and right across the globe. Ranging across 800 years of history, this title also explores great thinkers such as John Duns Scotus, and celebrates the extraordinary molecular breakthroughs of Watson and Crick in the 20th century.

The cultural, social and political dominance of Christendom in what we now call 'the West', from about 600-1300, made the Christian Church a shaper of the modern world in respects which go far beyond its religious influence. This book brings presents this formative era for both the student of religious history and general reader.