- Charlesworth's , M.J. 1965 . St. Anselm's Proslogion , 8 – 21 . Oxford : Oxford University Press . For a good general introduction to Anselm's life and times see
- Hick , John and McGiIl , Arthur C. 1967 . The Many Faced Argument , New York : The Macmillan Co. . In the 13th century both Aquinas (cf. Summa Contra Gentiles, I, chs 10-11) and Bonaventure (cf. Quaestiones disputable de mysterio Trinitatis, q. 1, a. 1) were influenced by Anselm's Proslogion argument in some form. In the modern period Descartes, Kant, and Leibniz each responded to various aspects of Anselm's thought For some contemporary responses see
- Knowles , David . 1972 . aHenry Bettenson , Great Britain : Penguin Books . See Book XIV.3, 513. Note: All references to St. Augustine's work, Concerning The City of God Against the Pagans, are taken from the edition by
- Gilson , Etienne . 1955 . History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages , 132 London : Sheed and Ward .
- Oden , Thomas . 1987 . Systematic Theology Vol. 1: The Living God , Vol. 1 , New York : Harper San Francisco . For a concise summary of the uses of faith (pistos) in the New Testament See
- 1965 . M.J. Charlesworth , 26 – 30 . Oxford Clarendon Press . Also, see a discussion on faith and reason in St. Augustine in relation to St. Anselm in St. Anselm's Proslogion, translated with an introduction and philosophical commentary by
- All quotations from Cur Deus Homo are taken from Edward S. Prout's translation (London: The Religious Tract Society).
- Douglas , J.D. Bruce , F.F. , eds. 1996 . “ s.v. "Atonement," ” . In New Bible Dictionary , Illinois : Intervarsity Press . That is, the doctrine that only a mediator participating fully in both the human and divine nature could effect the atoning sacrifice which was made possible through Christ's vicarious death. See; by L.L. Morris
- Charlesworth . A Reply on Behalf of the Fool 163 ch. 5
- 1993 . Philosophy and Theology in the Middle Ages , 51 – 2 . New York : Routledge . From the opening of Anselm's reply "Since it is not the Fool … but one who, though speaking on the Fool's behalf, is an orthodox Christian and no fool, it will suffice if I reply to the Christian" (emphasis mine) a question arises: would Anselm have chosen not to defend his argument if it were objected to by a fool? As G.R. Evans points out in her work; Anselm's purpose in the Proskgion is to "heighten faith, and ground it in intellectual apprehension, not to win to faith recalcitrant or slow minds." We should keep in view that Anselm's meditation is in the language of prayer primarily directed towards God, and that he is not in the first instance engaged in a polemic with unbelievers. As such, Anselm's purposes in the Proslogion "proof of the 11th century cannot be legitimately compared to the situation which confronted the 18th and 19th century apologists who were writing against persons who actually needed to be convinced of God's existence
- Ibid., 37. Similarly, Anselm comfortably holds both the sufficiency of our rationality and its necessary humility in discerning truths about God in tension: "The will of God ought to be a sufficient reason for us when He does anything, though we may not see why He so wills it, for the will of God is never unreasonable." Book 1.8, 48. On this point Anselm echoes St. Paul's dictum in I Corinthians 13.12 that while we live on earth we shall only ever know in part, seeing "as through a glass darkly."
- La , Richard R. Croix argues that chapters II and III are logically interrelated parts of the Proslogion's single argument, Proslogion II and III: A Third Interpretation of Anselm's Argument , 11 – 7 . Leiden, Netherlands : E.J. Brill . M.J. Charlesworth takes this view in St. Anselm's Proslogion, 73. Contrarily
- Copleston , F.C. 1972 . A History of Medieval Philosophy , 75 Great Britain : Harper and Row Publishers . This connection is pointed out by
- I have here followed La Croix's determination of the relation between Proslogion II and III. La Croix argues that his "analysis revealed that Anselm does not purport to establish the existence of God in either Pros. II or Pros. III, but rather, that he purports to establish there the existence and something about the existence of the being than-which-a-greater-cannotbe-thought." Ibid., 77.
- Proslogion, ch. 1, 115
- "Have you found, O my soul, what you were seeking? You were seeking God, and you found Him to be something which is the highest of all… But if you have found [Him], why is it that you do not experience what you have found? Why O Lord God, does my soul not experience You if it has found You." Ibid, ch. 14, 135.
- "Behold, once more confusion, once more sorrow and grief stand in my way as I seek joy and happiness! Even now my soul hoped for fulfillment, and, lo, once again it is overwhelmed by neediness! … I strove to ascend to God's light and I have fallen back into my own darkness." Ibid, ch. 18, 139.
- Matthews , Gareth B. , ed. 1999 . "Romancing the Good: God and the Self According to St. Anselm of Canterbury" ” . In The Augustinian Tradition , Berkeley : University of California Press . The place of human desire in Anselm's intellectual ascent is highlighted in Marilyn McCord Adam's essay
- 1993 . Logic and Other Nonsense: The Case of Anselm and His God , 108 – 11 . Princeton : Princeton University Press . Ermanno Bencivenga gives an insightful commentary on the differing results when contrasting Anselm's philosophical project, as a believer, and the consequences of 20th century theoretical "play" which is undergone within a fragmented and secular social order: "Without the internal balancing factor that religious reverence provided, players-scientists … will [force] the political and administrative powers to constantly rewrite directions for a landscape that keeps changing before their very eyes" (109). See his fascinating work
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