Robert Grosseteste as Bishop of Lincoln: the episcopal rolls 1235-1253
An edition of the rolls of Bishop Grosseteste with an extensive introduction considering his approach to pastoral care and its practical effect in the parish as revealed particularly in those rolls and pointing the way for further research in this area
Robert Grosseteste, teacher, scholar and pastor, remains one of the dominant figures of the medieval English church. A major influence on the early history of Oxford University, his writings on a wide range of theological and scientific subjects have been widely studied. His concern for pastoral care is also well attested; as bishop of Lincoln from 1235 until his death in 1253, he had the opportunity to exercise the pastoral office in the largest diocese in western Europe. But how did Grosseteste's theories of pastoral care work out in practice?
The study of Grosseteste's career as a diocesan bishop has been hampered by the relative inaccessibility of the records of his episcopate, published in an unsatisfactory edition in 1911 and long out of print. This completely new edition of Grosseteste's episcopal rolls makes it possible to take a fresh look at how he tackled the vexed issues of clerical ignorance, pluralism and non-residence in the aftermath of the reforms of the Lateran Council of 1216. They are presented here with an introductory study and elucidatory notes.
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University of Lincoln
- Unit of assessment
- 28 - History
- Output identifier
- 14835
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- R - Scholarly edition
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- Title of edition
- Robert Grosseteste as Bishop of Lincoln: the episcopal rolls 1235-1253
- Publisher
- Boydell and Brewer for the Lincoln Record Society
- ISBN
- 9780901503992
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2015
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- Double-weighted statement
- This book makes available for the first time in a modern scholarly edition the episcopal rolls of Robert Grosseteste as Bishop of Lincoln, a crucial source on medieval ecclesiastical, political and social history. The edition describes all 2084 entries in the rolls, providing Latin versions and an English précis of all variant documents. The text is accompanied by a detailed scholarly apparatus, including an introduction of 38,500 words, a full bibliography and 1,917 footnotes.
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