• FrontispieceList of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionAcknowledgmentsMedieval FiguresThe Innovations of AquinasThe Conversions of AugustineThomas Aquinas: “Evil is found in the world”Augustine on War and PeaceThe Ecclesiology of AugustineAbelard’s Moslem as a Good PaganVerses and Wisdom in the Twelfth CenturyJewish-Christian RelationsShadows on the Cavern WallThe Church and the Jews: The Dialogue of Yesteryear—As Christians Heard ItThe Church and the Jews after the Fourth Lateran Council (1215)What Unites Jews and Christians?Selected TopicsThe Theology of SanctityThe Theology of Suffering and DyingCaptain Dreyfus and the Third ManConvocation Addresses and SermonsConvocation AddressesFive SermonsThree TributesBibliography of Edward A. Synan’s Published WorksAbout the EditorIllustrationsIndex

“Both those who knew E.A. Synan and those who did not will appreciate this carefully edited collection of his previously unpublished papers. They show not only the breadth of Synan’s well-known interests in medieval philosophy and theology and in Jewish-Christian relations, but also the considerable depth of his humanity.” – Paul V. Spade, Professor of Philosophy, Indiana University

• FrontispieceList of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionAcknowledgmentsMedieval FiguresThe Innovations of AquinasThe Conversions of AugustineThomas Aquinas: “Evil is found in the world”Augustine on War and PeaceThe Ecclesiology of AugustineAbelard’s Moslem as a Good PaganVerses and Wisdom in the Twelfth CenturyJewish-Christian RelationsShadows on the Cavern WallThe Church and the Jews: The Dialogue of Yesteryear—As Christians Heard ItThe Church and the Jews after the Fourth Lateran Council (1215)What Unites Jews and Christians?Selected TopicsThe Theology of SanctityThe Theology of Suffering and DyingCaptain Dreyfus and the Third ManConvocation Addresses and SermonsConvocation AddressesFive SermonsThree TributesBibliography of Edward A. Synan’s Published WorksAbout the EditorIllustrationsIndex

“Both those who knew E.A. Synan and those who did not will appreciate this carefully edited collection of his previously unpublished papers. They show not only the breadth of Synan’s well-known interests in medieval philosophy and theology and in Jewish-Christian relations, but also the considerable depth of his humanity.” – Paul V. Spade, Professor of Philosophy, Indiana University

• FrontispieceList of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionAcknowledgmentsMedieval FiguresThe Innovations of AquinasThe Conversions of AugustineThomas Aquinas: “Evil is found in the world”Augustine on War and PeaceThe Ecclesiology of AugustineAbelard’s Moslem as a Good PaganVerses and Wisdom in the Twelfth CenturyJewish-Christian RelationsShadows on the Cavern WallThe Church and the Jews: The Dialogue of Yesteryear—As Christians Heard ItThe Church and the Jews after the Fourth Lateran Council (1215)What Unites Jews and Christians?Selected TopicsThe Theology of SanctityThe Theology of Suffering and DyingCaptain Dreyfus and the Third ManConvocation Addresses and SermonsConvocation AddressesFive SermonsThree TributesBibliography of Edward A. Synan’s Published WorksAbout the EditorIllustrationsIndex

“Both those who knew E.A. Synan and those who did not will appreciate this carefully edited collection of his previously unpublished papers. They show not only the breadth of Synan’s well-known interests in medieval philosophy and theology and in Jewish-Christian relations, but also the considerable depth of his humanity.” – Paul V. Spade, Professor of Philosophy, Indiana University