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).

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Joachim of Fiore in the History of Western Culture / Bernard McGinn -- The Life and Works of Joachim of Fiore—An Overview / Alfredo Gatto -- Joachim the Theologian: Trinitarian Speculation and Doctrinal Debate / Peter Gemeinhardt -- Joachim the Theorist of History and Society / Brett Edward Whalen -- Joachim the Abbot: Monastic Reform and the Foundation of the Florensian Order / Valeria De Fraja -- Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the Critiques of Joachimist Topics from the Fourth Lateran Council to Dante / Sven Grosse -- The Influence of Joachim in the 13th Century / Frances Andrews -- Longing for the Third Age: Revolutionary Joachism, Communism, and National Socialism -- The Reception of Joachim in Contemporary Theology and Postmodern Philosophy / Massimo Iiritano.