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Also known as Why was God a Man?, Why God Became a Man, Cur Deus homo?

essay by Anselm of Canterbury

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Within Vinony's link graph, Cur Deus homo is referenced by 27 other articles, and connects out to Latin, Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas.

Vinony files it under 11th-century books in Latin, Christian theology books and Scholasticism.

Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.

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literary work
Country of origin
Kingdom of England
Main subject
incarnation
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publication date
1098-00-00
language of work or name
medieval Latin
Commons category
Cur Deus Homo
copyright status
public domain
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Saepe et studiosissime a multis rogatus sum et verbis et litteris, quatenus cuiusdam de fide nostra quaestionis rationes, quas soleo respondere quaerentibus, memoriae scribendo commendem. Dicunt enim eas sibi placere et arbitrantur satisfacere.
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Si quid diximus quod corrigendum sit, non renuo correctionem, si rationabiliter fit. Si autem veritatis testimonio roboratur, quod nos rationabiliter invenisse existimamus, deo non nobis attribuere debemus, qui est benedictus in saecula amen (Rom. 1,25).
form of creative work
prose
author name string
Anselm of Canterbury

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