How the doctrine of the incarnation shaped Western culture [electronic resource] /
Patricia Ranft.
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2013.
- 1 online resource (vii, 262 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reason for study -- Formulation of the doctrine of the incarnation -- Early reflections on the doctrine and its impact -- The West establishes itself -- Intellectual stirrings: Eucharistic debates and Anselm -- Peter Damian: new ideas and attitudes -- The doctrine in women's thoughts and actions -- Individualism, political discourse, and science -- Reconciling the doctrine as catalyst with historiography -- Concluding remarks.