Matthew Bryan Gillis
Biographic Data
| ID | 5715985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Bryan Gillis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew Bryan |
| FAMILY NAME | Gillis |
| SIGNATURE | GILLIS M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-6354-3690 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Johannes Jacobus Knecht, Verus Filius Dei Incarnatus
The worm and the corpse
This essay investigates Carolingian religious horror in the form of theological speculations about Gehenna as an undead cemetery for reprobates, whose living corpses suffered from hellfire and spontaneously generating worms. After illustrating that such horror was a spiritual way of seeing sin’s corrupting powers, the examination turns to the role baptism played in curing souls and bodies of sin’s rotten wounds. The study then surveys the range o…
Heresy and Dissent in the Carolingian Empire
"Heresy and Dissent in the Carolingian Empire recounts the history of an exceptional ninth-century religious outlaw, Gottschalk of Orbais. Frankish Christianity required obedience to ecclesiastical superiors, voluntary participation in reform, and the belief that salvation was possible for all baptized believers. Yet Gottschalk-a mere priest-developed a controversial, Augustinian-based theology of predestination, claiming that only divine electio…
Confessions and the creation of the will
Ego Trouble
Identity can be seen as a complex interface between the individual and society, whereby in each period of history the scope of individual identification has been dealt with in different ways and defined by different parameters. Conflicts and disruptions, failure and longing for change are unavoidable elements of this process. This volume deals with a number of authors of the Middle Ages, writing between the 5th and the 11th centuries, whose works…
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Ego Trouble
Identity can be seen as a complex interface between the individual and society, whereby in each period of history the scope of individual identification has been dealt with in different ways and defined by different parameters. Conflicts and disruptions, failure and longing for change are unavoidable elements of this process. This volume deals with a number of authors of the Middle Ages, writing between the 5th and the 11th centuries, whose works…
Confessions and the creation of the will
Heresy and Dissent in the Carolingian Empire
"Heresy and Dissent in the Carolingian Empire recounts the history of an exceptional ninth-century religious outlaw, Gottschalk of Orbais. Frankish Christianity required obedience to ecclesiastical superiors, voluntary participation in reform, and the belief that salvation was possible for all baptized believers. Yet Gottschalk-a mere priest-developed a controversial, Augustinian-based theology of predestination, claiming that only divine electio…
The worm and the corpse
This essay investigates Carolingian religious horror in the form of theological speculations about Gehenna as an undead cemetery for reprobates, whose living corpses suffered from hellfire and spontaneously generating worms. After illustrating that such horror was a spiritual way of seeing sin’s corrupting powers, the examination turns to the role baptism played in curing souls and bodies of sin’s rotten wounds. The study then surveys the range o…
Johannes Jacobus Knecht, Verus Filius Dei Incarnatus
Philosophy (4 works) · Augustinian Studies and Theology (3 works) · Medieval Literature and History (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)