Anselm of Havelberg: Deeds into Words in the Twelfth Century

Anselm served St. Norbert of Xanten, advised three German rulers, acted as a papal legate, and held the offices of bishop of Havelberg and archbishop of Ravenna. He wrote an account of theological debates he held with a Greek archbishop and he wrote the History of the Faithful . This book is a comprehensive study of Anselm’s life and writings, drawing the two together in an interpretation of the History, the Debates, and Anselm’s attack on the monastic life. It should be of value to those interested in medieval political, intellectual or church history, and those interested in the literature of the 12th-century.