A Companion to Joachim of Fiore.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (370 pages)
- Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition Series ; v.75 .
- Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition Series .
Intro -- A Companion to Joachim of Fiore -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Joachim of Fiore in the History of Western Culture -- 1 The Life and Works of Joachim of Fiore-An Overview -- 2 Joachim the Theologian: Trinitarian Speculation and Doctrinal Debate -- 3 Joachim the Theorist of History and Society -- 4 Joachim the Abbot: Monastic Reform and the Foundation of the Florensian Order -- 5 Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the Critiques of Joachimist Topics from the Fourth Lateran Council to Dante -- 6 The Influence of Joachim in the 13th Century -- 7 Longing for the Third Age: Revolutionary Joachism, Communism, and National Socialism -- 8 The Reception of Joachim in Contemporary Theology and Postmodern Philosophy -- Bibliography -- Index.
This is an extensive introduction to Joachim of Fiore's life, works, and legacy of this medieval abbot and apocalyptic seer, who predicted the perfection of humankind in a future Third Age of the Holy Spirit.