Joachim of Fiore and the Division of Christendom
Brett Edward Whalen
“Joachim of Fiore and the Division Christendom.” Modern scholarship, including notably work R. I. Moore, generally portrays medieval Latin attitudes toward Greek Christians as marked by growing intolerance, hatred, alienation. This article examines representation difference found in writings famous Calabrian abbot Joachim (1135–1202). Through his concordance biblical post-biblical history, came to conclusion that division Christendom was a providential event, imparting place primacy God’s dispensation formerly reserved for Jews then Greeks. The abbot’s eschatological speculations, however, also lead him foresee peaceful reunion two churches through efforts spiritual order monks, whose own religious tradition could be traced back Eastern Church. influential vision divergence between Christian peoples calls on us reconsider proposition intolerance hatred were normative Christians. At same time, Joachim’s concern with significance community suggests some ways models salvation history played role formation Western identity during period is frequently associated “making Europe.”
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