Table of Contents

Encountering War in the Scriptures and Liturgy
Monks and Warriors: Negotiating Boundaries
Spiritual Warfare: The History of an Idea to c.1200
Martial Imagery in Monastic Texts
Warriors as Spiritual Exemplars
Conclusion
Appendix: The Loricati, c,1050-1250

Reviews

A highly recommended masterpiece, a model of how historians should investigate the cross-cultural contacts between two elites, seemingly opposites, in the High Middle Ages.
*CHURCH HISTORY*

Demonstrates very effectively the ways in which military metaphors were employed to describe spiritual struggles, and provides many insights into the monastic mind.
*ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW*

This important book is a welcome addition to the recent literature on the relations between medieval church and society.
*THE CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW*

Skilfully demonstrates that martial imagery was a major force in the creation of monastic culture. [...] Truly a remarkable achievement. Highly recommended.
*CHOICE*