Monday, February 7, 2011

St. Anselm on theology and interiority: how to study while remaining open to mystical ascent

In our Christology class, we talked last time about St. Anselm's Cur Deus Homo (Why God Became Man). For all of us, here's a reflection on how St. Anselm sees the connection between theology and our interior and devotional life, taking three short passages from that work. Once again, I think he is masterful in this, and worthy of our friendship and imitation.