Saint Anselm of Canterbury Anselm was one of the most important
Christian thinkers of the eleventh century. In fact, he is often
referred to as the Scholastic Doctor, since his approach to
philosophical and theological matters represents and contributed
to early medieval Christian Scholasticism. Anselm is most famous
in philosophy for having discovered and articulated the
“ontological argument,” and in theology for his doctrine of the
atonement. However, his work extends to many other important
philosophical and theological matters, including: -
Understanding the aspects and the unity of the divine nature -
The extent of our possible knowledge and understanding of the
divine nature - The complex nature of the will and its
involvement in free choice - The interworkings of human willing
and action and divine grace - The natures of truth and justice;
the natures and origins of virtues and vices - The nature of
evil as negation or privation - The condition and implications
of original sin In the course of his wor