{"product_id":"hildegard-of-bingen-gospel-interpreter-9781978708013","title":"Hildegard of Bingen, Gospel Interpreter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHildegard of Bingen: Gospel Interpreter presents and acquaints readers with Hildegard’s fifty-eight Homilies on the Gospels―a dazzling summa of her theology and the culmination of her visionary insight and scriptural knowledge. Part One probes how a twelfth-century woman became the only known female Gospel interpreter of the Middle Ages. It includes an examination of Hildegard’s epistemology―how she received her basic theological education, and how she extended her knowledge through divine revelations and intellectual exchange with her monastic network. Part Two expounds on several of Hildegard’s Homilies, elucidating the theological brilliance that emanates from the creative exegesis she shapes to develop profound, interweaving themes. Hildegard eschewed the linear, repetitive explanations of her predecessors and created an organically coherent body of thought, rich with interconnected spiritual symbols. Part Three deals with the wide-ranging reception of Hildegard’s works and her inspiring legacy, extending from theology to medicine. Her prophetic voice resounds in the morally urgent areas of creation theology and the corruption of church and political leadership. Hildegard decries human disregard for the earth and lust for power. Instead, she advocates the unifying capacity of nature, “viridity,” that fosters the interconnectedness of all creation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChronology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Region of Hildegard of Bingen (Map)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Hildegard’s Life and Works\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Epistemology: From Revelation to Conversation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The Homilies on the Gospels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Three\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Hildegard’s Reception and Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043436200279,"sku":"9781978708013","price":72.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781978708013.jpg?v=1750958222","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hildegard-of-bingen-gospel-interpreter-9781978708013","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}