Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)

Major works

•          Proslogion

•          Monologion

Importance

•          Archbishop of Canterbury, was one of the greatest of all the medieval theologians

•          “Father of Scholastic Theology”

•          Gave first serious attempt to give a rationale for the atonement

•          Held to satisfaction theory of the atonement

•          Tried to establish the being of God on purely rationalistic grounds with his ontological argument

•          Encouraged Marian piety but opposed immaculate conception

•          Known for statement, “Faith seeking understanding”