00831nam a22000977a 4500020001800000100002000018245002500038260003700063490004500100650058800145  a97816017824101 aCarr, Simonetta00aAnselm Of Canterbury  bReformation Heritage Booksc20130 aChristrian Biographies For Young Readers 4aWhile he would have preferred the simple, quiet life of the monastery—teaching, reading, thinking, and writing about God—Anselm of Canterbury spent much of his life dealing with powerful kings, consulting with popes, and serving reluctantly as archbishop of Canterbury. Through Anselm’s story, Simonetta Carr teaches what life was like in medieval Western Europe. Young readers will learn of the tempestuous relationship between church and state during this era and the significance of Anselm’s writings about why God became man and the relationship between faith and reason.