Bridging the Medieval-Modern Divide : Medieval Themes in the World of the Reformation (Paperback)

Contents: Preface; Introduction: bridging the medieval-modern divide, James Muldoon; Medieval roots of the modern image of Islam: fact and fiction, Meriem Pages; Toleration in medieval Europe: theoretical principles and historical lessons, Cary J. Nederman; ’Atheism’ in late medieval travel writings, Margaret Kim; Purgatory and modernity, George Dameron; The revival of medieval biblical exegesis in the early modern world: the example of Carolingian biblical commentaries, Burton Van Name Edwards; Continuity or radical change? Care of the poor, medieval and early modern, Jeannine Olson; Rights, property, and the creation of international law, James Muldoon; ’A divine precept of fraternal union’: the maxim Quod omnes tangit in Anglo-American thought to the ratification of the constitution, Bruce Braisington; Afterword; Index.