Orthodoxy and Controversy in Twelfth-Century Religious Discourse

• Scholastic Theology (c. 1200-1500)
• Early Medieval Philosophy (c. 650-1100)
• Early Medieval Christian theology (c. 650-1200)
• History of Education

"Monagle's book introduces its subject clearly and advances its argument persuasively. Graduate students will find it to be an excellent survey of twelfth-century Christology that softens the chronological and institutional contours of early scholastic disputes." (John Cotts, in: Sehepunkte, Ausgabe 14 (2014), Nr. 6)

 "(...) (Monagle's) arguments are well articulated and largely persuasive. She also succeeds in writing clearly, making otherwise difcult debates intelligible. This book will be useful for a range of readers interested in the history of ideas and in the important transformations of the  twelfth and early thirteenth centuries." (Spencer E. Young, in: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Volume 65/4, dated October 2014)

"In sum, this is a readable book with a clear-cut argument that will greatly contribute to our understanding of twelfth-century debates." (Peter Gemeinhardt, in: The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 100, n° 4, Autumn 2014)

"En somme, écrit avec une limpidité caractérisant l'assimilation réussie de la difficile matière traitée, le livre de Clare Monagle constitue une synthèse utile que rendra des services à tous ceux qui s'intéressent à l'histoire doctrinale et culturelle du XII^e siècle." (Cédric Giraud, dans: Francia-Recensio, 2014/3)

"(...) Monagle's book is a stimulating study that offers insights into Peter Lombard, his theology, and its myriad and lasting intellectual, institutional, and ecclesiastical receptions." (Franklin T. Harkins, in: The Medieval Review, 15.01.34)

 "Monagle is to be highly commended for the quality and range of scholarship that are on display in this volume, as well as the enjoyable prose. The book can be studied with benefit by historians, medievalists, and systematic theologians desirous of deepening their knowledge of the content and controversies associated with the Christological and Trinitarian doctrine of Peter Lombard." (Roger W. Nutt, in: Speculum, 89/3, July 2014, p. 807-809)

"This book should be read for its freshness and energy and the compelling challenge to rethink the development of medieval theology." (Thomas A. Fudge, in: Parergon, 32.1, 2015, p. 262-264)

“Monagle’s masterful study assesses the combative rise of Lombard’s work. (…) Monagle’s book is a welcome addition to twelfth century scholarship, providing invaluable insight into the complicated and often overlooked social, theological, and educational dynamics of mid-twelfth-century Paris.” (Nicole Reibe, in Religious Studies Review, 41.2, 2015, p. 86)

« On le voit, C. Monagle a produit un livre d’histoire intellectuelle, qui (…) soulève un ensemble de ques­tions clés pour notre compréhension de la nature et du rôle de la théologie au Moyen Âge. » (Christophe Grellard, dans Cahiers de Civilisation Médiévale, 60/238, 2017, p. 193)

“Il volume di C. M. ha il pregio di assumere questa prospettiva e svilupparla con coerenza e con un’acribia filologica nell’analisi dei testi e delle fonti (…) Ne emerge un quadro innovativo ed analitico di un dibattito dottrinale magmatico (…).” (Riccardo Saccenti, dans la Revue d’Histoire Ecclésiastique, 1-2. 2018, p. 385)