A companion to Joachim of Fiore / / edited by Matthias Riedl.

• Superior document: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition, Volume 75
• TeilnehmendeR: Riedl, Matthias,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; Volume 75.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (360 pages).
• Other title: Front Matter --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction: Joachim of Fiore in the History of Western Culture /; The Life and Works of Joachim of Fiore—An Overview /; Joachim the Theologian: Trinitarian Speculation and Doctrinal Debate /; Joachim the Theorist of History and Society /; Joachim the Abbot: Monastic Reform and the Foundation of the Florensian Order /; Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the Critiques of Joachimist Topics from the Fourth Lateran Council to Dante /; The Influence of Joachim in the 13th Century /; Longing for the Third Age: Revolutionary Joachism, Communism, and National Socialism --; The Reception of Joachim in Contemporary Theology and Postmodern Philosophy /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004339663
• ISSN: 1871-6377
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Matthias Riedl.

Joachim of Fiore (c.1135-1202) remains one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures of medieval Christianity. In his own time, he was an influential advisor to the mighty and powerful, widely respected for his prophetic exegesis and decoding of the apocalypse. In modern times, many thinkers, from Thomas Müntzer to Friedrich Engels, have hailed him as a prophet of progress and revolution. Even present-day theologians, philosophers and novelists were inspired by Joachim’s vision of a Third Age of the Holy Spirit. However, at no time was Joachim an uncontroversial figure. Soon after his death, the church authorities became suspicious about the explosive potential of his theology, while more recently historians held him accountable for the fateful progressivism of Western Civilization. Contributors are: Frances Andrews, Valeria De Fraja, Alfredo Gatto, Peter Gemeinhardt, Sven Grosse, Massimo Iiritano, Bernard McGinn, Matthias Riedl, and Brett Edward Whalen.