Synopses & Reviews
An edition of seventeen manuscript sermon texts for the preaching of the crusades, mostly unpublished before.
Review
"Maier gives us both an excellent translation and study of the model sermons for the preaching of the cross in thirteenth century Western Europe. This book will benefit both scholars and preachers and--through them--ultimately it will benefit students and congregations who will chew and digest the ideas contained herein." The European Legacy"...impressive achievement...an important, indeed fundamental, contribution to crusading scholarship." International History Review"Maier's book belongs in the library of every college and seminary..." Religious Studies Review
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I: 1. The authors, the sermons and their context; 2. Crusade sermons and crusade model sermons; 3. The texts and their structure; 4. Portraying the crusade; Part II: 5. Notes on the transcription and translation; 6. The manuscripts; 7. The sermons; Appendix; Bibliography; Indexes.