TY - JOUR
T1 - FORUM on ROBERT BARTLETT'S WHY CAN the DEAD DO SUCH GREAT THINGS?
T2 - SAINTS and WORSHIPPERS from the MARTYRS to the REFORMATION: Introductory Remarks
AU - Sterk, Andrea
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © American Society of Church History 2017.
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Pondering the miraculous deeds of the early Christian saints and martyrs in his City of God, St. Augustine queried, Why can the dead do such great things?1 Robert Bartlett's magisterial study takes up this question by examining the veneration of the holy dead from the age of the martyrs through the Protestant Reformation. While its center of gravity is medieval Europe, the book's long scope and comparative dimensions make it relevant to historians and scholars of religion across a broad chronological and geographic spectrum. Alongside its erudition, Bartlett's study is also remarkably accessible - full of engaging stories, good humor, and profound insight into human nature as well as social practice.
AB - Pondering the miraculous deeds of the early Christian saints and martyrs in his City of God, St. Augustine queried, Why can the dead do such great things?1 Robert Bartlett's magisterial study takes up this question by examining the veneration of the holy dead from the age of the martyrs through the Protestant Reformation. While its center of gravity is medieval Europe, the book's long scope and comparative dimensions make it relevant to historians and scholars of religion across a broad chronological and geographic spectrum. Alongside its erudition, Bartlett's study is also remarkably accessible - full of engaging stories, good humor, and profound insight into human nature as well as social practice.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0009640716000779
DO - 10.1017/S0009640716000779
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85011392366
SN - 0009-6407
VL - 85
SP - 784
EP - 785
JO - Church History
JF - Church History
IS - 4
ER -