Beati patres : uses of Augustine and Gregory the Great at Carolingian church councils, 816-836

The Carolingian renovatio of the earlier ninth century was marked by an intensified interest in “the teachings of the ancient fathers.” Where the Church Fathers had long served as indispensable sources for biblical interpretation and exegesis, the reform agenda of the Church councils between 816 and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Timmermann, Joshua L.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52682