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March 2006 Religious Studies 192 pages, 6 x 9 0-86554-994-X $30.00s, Paper Index, bibliography MUP/P328 | God of Mercy Ælfric’s Sermons and Theology Carmen Acevedo Butcher The first modern translation of several classic Old English sermons by the tenth-century Benedictine monk Ælfric God of Mercy introduces and contains seventeen classic Old English sermons by the tenth-century Benedictine monk, Ælfric, translated for the first time into Modern English. God of Mercy presents the theologically and spiritually attractive work of this important early monk. Ælfric's timeless writing style is as attractive and unfettered as his message--God is a God of unending, myste-rious mercy--and the Modern English translations reproduce that simplicity here. At the heart of this book is The Rule of St. Benedict, around which this tenth-century monk ordered his spiritual and earthly existence. A command from its prologue could serve as Ælfric's mission statement: "Listen carefully, my son, to the master's instructions, and attend to them with the ear of your heart? [A]nd?we will run on the path of God’s commandments, our hearts over-flowing with the ineffable delight of love." Ælfric lived much of his life during a time of Viking terrorism, but–first in the village of Cerne Abbas, and later as abbot of the Benedictine community near Oxford, in the village of Eynsham–this dedicated monk doggedly put stylus to vellum in an attempt to educate and save others (and his own soul) through the good news of the gospel. CARMEN ACEVEDO BUTCHER, PH.D., has held two Fulbright grants, one at University College London, during which time she conducted the tenth-century manuscript research for God of Mercy, and at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea, where she taught linguistics. She has also authored or co-authored books and articles in medieval women mystics, linguistics, and poetry. She is currently a professor at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia. Titles of Related Interest On the Via Dolorosa with Christ The Omphalos and the Cross; Pagans and Christians in Search of a Divine Center The Church Triumphant: A History of Christianity up to 1300 Call us toll free at 800-637-2378, ext. 2880 or 800-342-0841, ext. 2880 (in GA) |
