Anselm of Canterbury: His Life And Legacy

by Benedicta Ward

It is nine hundred years since the death at Canterbury of the great mediaeval Archbishop and thinker Anselm. This title combines accounts from Anselm's friends and enemies, his own letters, prayers and meditations.

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Benedicta Ward, SLG was a British Anglican nun, theologian, and historian who specialized in early Christian spirituality and medieval theology. She was a lifelong member of the Community of the Sisters of the Love of God at Fairacres in Oxford.

Ward is best known for popularizing the Apophthegmata Patrum through her translation, The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection, alongside major contributions to the study of St. Anselm of Canterbury, the Venerable Bede, and medieval miracles, including The Prayers and Meditations of St. Anselm and Miracles and the Medieval Mind.

Reviews

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this biographical overview of Anselms life, the insight into his cultural influences and some of the influences and interpretations of his work since.

[Ian Colle · Rating 3 out of 5]

First 5 chapters are insightful, but she goes off the rails during the last two, overly focusing on relics. The last chapter is entitled Anselm Today, but it’s almost entirely still about relics.