Hugh of Saint Victor
by Paul Rorem
Born in Saxony in 1096, Hugh became an Augustinian monk and in 1115 moved to the monastery of Saint Victor, Paris, where he spent the remainder of his life, eventually becoming the head of the school there. His writings cover the whole range of arts and sacred science taught in his day. Paul Rorem offers a basic introduction to Hugh's theology, through a comprehensive survey of his works. He argues that Hugh is best understood as a teacher of theology, and that his numerous and varied writings are best appreciated as a comprehensive pedagogical program of theological education and spiritual formation. Drawing his evidence not only from Hugh's own descriptions of his work but from the earliest manuscript traditions of his writings, Rorem organizes and presents his corpus within a tri-part framework. Upon a foundation of training in the liberal arts and history, a structure of doctrine is built up, which is finally adorned with moral formation.Within this scheme of organization, Rorem treats each of Hugh's major works (and many minor ones) in its appropriate place, orienting the reader briefly yet accurately to its contents, as well as its location in Hugh's overarching program of theological pedagogy.
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Born in Saxony in 1096, Hugh became an Augustinian monk and in 1115 moved to the monastery of Saint Victor, Paris, where he spent the remainder of his life, eventually becoming the head of the school there. His writings cover the whole range of arts and sacred science taught in his day. Paul Rorem offers a basic introduction to Hugh's theology, through a comprehensive survey of his works. He argues that Hugh is best understood as a teacher of theology, and that hisnumerous and varied writings are best appreciated as a comprehensive pedagogical program of theological education and spiritual formation. Drawing his evidence not only from Hugh's own descriptions ofhis work but from the earliest manuscript traditions of his writings, Rorem organizes and presents his corpus within a tri-part framework. Upon a foundation of training in the liberal arts and history, a structure of doctrine is built up, which is finally adorned with moral formation. Within this scheme of organization, Rorem treats each of Hugh's major works (and many minor ones) in its appropriate place, orienting the reader briefly yet accurately to its contents, as well as its location inHugh's overarching program of theological pedagogy.
Author Biography
Paul E. Rorem, Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History at Princeton Theological Seminary, is an ordained Lutheran minister and is the editor of Lutheran Quarterly and Lutheran Quarterly Books.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Brian DaviesPrefaceAbbreviationsPART ONE: FOUNDATIONS1. CONTEXT2. PEDAGOGY3. CREATION AND HISTORYPART TWO: THE FRAMEWORK OF DOCTRINE4. PREFACE AND PROLOGUE5. DE SACRAMENTIS, BOOK ONE6. DE SACRAMENTIS, BOOK TWOPART THREE: THE SPIRITUAL FINALE7. TROPOLOGICAL (SPIRITUAL) ESSAYS8. ARK TREATISES9. THE FINAL SOLILOQUYAppendix: Hugh and Dionysius; The Commentary on The Celestial Hierarchy
Review
"Paul Rorem's book is arguably the best introduction to Hugh of St. Victor in any language." --Theology Today"...Hugh delights, instructs, and guides readers in every age who are lucky enough to find his works."--Jill Raitt, Fontbonne University
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The only introduction in English to the influential medieval philosopher Hugh of Saint Victor.
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Born in Saxony in 1096, Hugh became an Augustinian monk and in 1115 moved to the monastery of Saint Victor, Paris, where he spent the remainder of his life, eventually becoming the head of the school there. His writings cover the whole range of arts and sacred science taught in his day. Paul Rorem offers a basic introduction to Hugh's theology, through a comprehensive survey of his works. He argues that Hugh is best understood as a teacher of theology, and that his
numerous and varied writings are best appreciated as a comprehensive pedagogical program of theological education and spiritual formation. Drawing his evidence not only from Hugh's own descriptions of his work but from the earliest manuscript traditions of his writings, Rorem organizes and presents
his corpus within a tri-part framework. Upon a foundation of training in the liberal arts and history, a structure of doctrine is built up, which is finally adorned with moral formation. Within this scheme of organization, Rorem treats each of Hugh's major works (and many minor ones) in its appropriate place, orienting the reader briefly yet accurately to its contents, as well as its location in Hugh's overarching program of theological pedagogy.
Review Text
"Paul Rorem's book is arguably the best introduction to Hugh of St. Victor in any language." --Theology Today
"...Hugh delights, instructs, and guides readers in every age who are lucky enough to find his works."--Jill Raitt, Fontbonne University
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[Rorem's] breadth of scholarship, his devotion to and love of his subject material, his depth of insight and his clarity of expression all contribute towards making the reading of this book an inspiring and rewarding enterprise ... This book will be of great interest for students of medieval thought, for those interested in the development of Christian pedagogy and for all who have embarked on the spiritual quest.
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