Companion to Joachim of Fiore

Matthias Riedl, Dr. phil. (2003), University Erlangen-Nuremberg, is an associate professor at the Department of History at Central European University, Budapest. He published the monograph Joachim von Fiore: Denker der vollendeten Menschheit (2004) and numerous articles on the history of religious and political thought.

• AcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Joachim of Fiore in the History of Western CultureBernard McGinn1 The Life and Works of Joachim of Fiore – An OverviewAlfredo Gatto2 Joachim the Theologian: Trinitarian Speculation and Doctrinal DebatePeter Gemeinhardt3 Joachim the Theorist of History and SocietyBrett Edward Whalen4 Joachim the Abbot: Monastic Reform and the Foundation of the Florensian OrderValeria De Fraja5 Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the Critiques of Joachimist Topics from the Fourth Lateran Council to DanteSven Grosse6 The Influence of Joachim in the 13th CenturyFrances Andrews7 Longing for the Third Age: Revolutionary Joachism, Communism, and National SocialismMatthias Riedl8 The Reception of Joachim in Contemporary Theology and Postmodern PhilosophyMassimo IiritanoBibliographyIndex

“A Companion to Joachim of Fiore is a worthy addition to Brill’s [Companion] series and will serve its readers well for some time to come.” Luke Penkett, The Julian Centre, Norwich. In: Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 158-160.