Joachim of Fiore and the Division of Christendom

Whalen, Brett Edward

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“…In the future era of the Holy Spirit, however, the spiritual men of the Latin Church would first restore the Greeks to God's grace, before ushering in the conversion of the Jews. 42 In her 2006 essay 'Two Unequal Brothers Split and Reunited', Schmieder addresses some similar points about the abbot's treatment of Greek Church, tracking his ideas among 'Joachite' thinkers in the thirteenth century. 43 Most recently, in his 2009 book Dominion of God, Whalen returns the question of 'apocalyptic conversion' in its widest sense, exploring how theologians of history before and after Joachim of Fiore imagined the creation of a 'single fold' under 'one shepherd', meaning for contemporaries the world-wide expansion of Latin Christianity during the High Middle Ages.…”

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Joachim of Fiore, Apocalyptic Conversion, and the ‘Persecuting Society’

Whalen¹

2010

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In recent years, scholarship on the 12th‐century Christian apocalyptic thinker Joachim of Fiore has highlighted the place of the Jews in his scenarios for the end of the world. Responding in part to R. I. Moore’s 1987 work The Formation of a Persecuting Society, historians argue that Joachim’s vision of a harmonious Jewish apocalyptic conversion stood in contrast with rise of a persecuting mentality among the Christian ruling elite of medieval Europe, who increasingly sought to identify, marginalize, and sometimes violently oppress non‐Christian and non‐orthodox communities. These scholarly discussions of apocalyptic conversion have extended to include the Western Christian belief that not just the Jews, but also pagans, Muslims, and even non‐Western Christians would convert during the earthly Sabbath age that would precede the apocalypse. The resulting field of inquiry into medieval apocalyptic thought promises further insights into the ways that Christian scenarios for the ‘end of days’ might complicate narratives of religious persecution, violence, and conversion.

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Joachim of Fiore, Apocalyptic Conversion, and the ‘Persecuting Society’

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2010

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The Whole World to Govern

Whalen¹

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Antichrist in the Middle Ages: Plus ça change…

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2009

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Throughout the entirety of the European Middle Ages (ca. 500–1500 C. E.), Christianity functioned as a dominant force in political, social, and cultural matters, replete with figures both natural and supernatural. One of the most fascinating, and widely studied, individuals within the Christian worldview was the Antichrist. An entirely human, yet utterly evil, foil to Jesus Christ within Christian understanding, the Antichrist was the central figure whose advent would begin the various traumas of the Apocalypse and usher in the End Times. Although a terrible and traumatic figure, the Antichrist’s humanity is key to understanding him, as the name ‘Antichrist’ as applied to various individuals appears repeatedly throughout the Middle Ages in response to historic moments of crisis. Modern scholars in the fields of history, art history, and literature have recognized that the Antichrist’s mutability is crucial for comprehending him within the medieval context, as he served as a way to call for ecclesiastical reform or to criticize one’s political enemies. Scholars recently have begun to take note of medieval approaches to resisting the Antichrist. One of the most important tools at medieval people’s disposal was in the form of the occult sciences, such as astrology or alchemy. The Antichrist was thus more than just a shadowy and fearsome figure lurking in the darkness, but proved to be a central figure that drove intellectual, cultural, and religious matters alike during the Middle Ages.

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Joachim of Fiore and the Division of Christendom

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Joachim of Fiore, Apocalyptic Conversion, and the ‘Persecuting Society’

Joachim of Fiore, Apocalyptic Conversion, and the ‘Persecuting Society’

The Whole World to Govern

Antichrist in the Middle Ages: Plus ça change…

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