Although utterly convinced of the truth of Christianity, Anselm of Canterbury struggled to make sense of his religion. He considered the doctrines of faith an invitation to question, to think, and to learn; and he devoted his life to confronting and understanding the most elusive aspects of Christianity. His writings on matters such as free will, the nature of truth, and the existence of God make Anselm one of the greatest theologians and philosophers in history, and this translation provides readers with their first opportunity to read his most important works within a single volume.

CONTENTS:

Letter to Archbishop Lanfranc
Monologian
Proslogion
Pro Insipiente (On behalf of the Fool) by Gaunilo of Marmoutiers
Reply to Gaunilo
On Truth
On Free Will
On the Fall of the Devil
On the Incarnation of the Word
Why God Became Man
On the Virgin Conception and Original Sin
On the Procession of the Holy Spirit
De Concordia (The Compatibility of God's Foreknowledge, Predestination and Grace with Human Freedom
De Grammatico
Philosophical Fragments
Index