Fragments Of A World
Fragments Of A World
Regular price
£31.42
Sale price
£31.42
Regular price
Tax included.
Shipping calculated at checkout.
-
Estimated delivery: Jun 13 - Jun 17
Quick, only 1 item left in stock!
Couldn't load pickup availability
Sold and shipped by SpeedyHen
Payment & Security
Payment methods
Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.
The first modern biography of medieval French scholar and bishop William of Auvergne.
Today, William of Auvergne (1180?1249) is remembered for his scholarship about the afterlife as well as the so-called Trial of the Talmud. But the medieval bishop of Paris also left behind nearly 600 sermons delivered to all manner of peoplefrom the royal court to the poorest in his care. In Fragments of a World, Lesley Smith uses these sermons to paint a vivid picture of this extraordinary cleric, his parishioners, and their bustling world. The first modern biography of the influential teacher, bishop, and theologian, Fragments of a World casts a new image of William of Auvergne for our timesdeeply attuned to both the spiritual and material needs of an ever-changing populace in the medieval city.
Today, William of Auvergne (1180?1249) is remembered for his scholarship about the afterlife as well as the so-called Trial of the Talmud. But the medieval bishop of Paris also left behind nearly 600 sermons delivered to all manner of peoplefrom the royal court to the poorest in his care. In Fragments of a World, Lesley Smith uses these sermons to paint a vivid picture of this extraordinary cleric, his parishioners, and their bustling world. The first modern biography of the influential teacher, bishop, and theologian, Fragments of a World casts a new image of William of Auvergne for our timesdeeply attuned to both the spiritual and material needs of an ever-changing populace in the medieval city.
