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Bede and the Future

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Bede and the Future explores the ideas of Bede, Anglo-Saxon England's foremost scholar, regarding the concept of time and the future. It features essays from international experts who investigate Bede's views on the nearer future—his own era and shortly beyond—as well as his thoughts on the end of time. The volume reveals how Bede's understanding of these temporal realms evolved throughout his life, offering a comprehensive and interconnected study of his intellectual legacy.
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This book is ideal for scholars and students of medieval history, theology, and religious studies, especially those interested in Anglo-Saxon scholarship and eschatological thought.

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Bede (c. 673-735) was Anglo-Saxon England's most prominent scholar, and his body of work is among the most important intellectual achievements of the entire Middle Ages. This book brings together a group of international scholars to examine a number of questions about Bede's changing attitudes towards, and ideas about.

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Bede (c. 673-735) was Anglo-Saxon England’s most prominent scholar, and his body of work is among the most important intellectual achievements of the entire Middle Ages.

Bede and the Future brings together an international group of Bede scholars to examine a number of questions about Bede’s attitude towards, and ideas about, the time to come. This encompasses the short-term future (Bede’s own lifetime and the time soon after his death) and the end of time. Whilst recognising that these temporal perspectives may not be completely distinct, the volume shows how Bede’s understanding of their relationship undoubtedly changed over the course of his life.

Each chapter examines a distinct aspect of the subject, whilst at the same time complementing the other essays, resulting in a comprehensive and coherent volume. In so doing, the volume asks (and answers) new questions about Bede and his ideas about the future, and will undoubtedly stimulate further research in this field.

Series: Studies in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland

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Speculum praises the collection for its thorough discussion and analysis of Bede's concerns about future events. The essays illuminate the complexity of history and eschatology in Bede's work and showcase his skillful engagement with earlier theological traditions.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409451822

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 October 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Contributors:

  • Edited by Faith Wallis
  • Edited by Peter Darby
  • Edited by Peter Darby

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 286

About the Author

Peter Darby is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Nottingham, having formerly held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Leicester. His research interests focus on ecclesiastical history, with a particular emphasis upon Anglo-Saxon England and the writings of Bede. He is the author of Bede and the End of Time (Ashgate, 2012). Faith Wallis is Associate Professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University, Montreal. She has written widely on the history of science and medicine and has published translations of Bede’s On the Reckoning of Time, Commentary on Revelation and (with Calvin B. Kendall) On the Nature of Things and on Times.

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