Skip to main content
eScholarship
Open Access Publications from the University of California

UC Irvine

UC Irvine Previously Published Works bannerUC Irvine

Gerson as a Preacher in the Conflict Between Mendicants and Secular Priests

Abstract

Jean Gerson enjoyed a long and successful career as a preacher whose audiences included the French court, the University of Paris, the Council of Constance, the people of Paris and Bruges, religious orders and those who sought his spiritual advice. Prominent mem­bers of French society praised his eloquence, while the complexity and historical importance of his surviving sermons, confessional man­uals and spiritual treatises have encouraged modem scholars to explore Gerson's motivations and goals as a preacher. Although modern evaluations of Gerson's identity as a preacher remain conflicted, espe­cially with respect to his violent polemic against certain visionary women, many modern scholars have identifiedJean Gerson as a par­ticularly compassionate and effective preacher whose sermons were motivated by a genuine concern for the spiritual and temporal wel­fare of simple Christians and the unity and order of the Church.

Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.

Main Content
For improved accessibility of PDF content, download the file to your device.
Current View