Abstract
The writings of Hugh of St. Victor encompass pedagogical, exegetical, theological, and spiritual works. These four areas of Hugh’s thought are brought together by various themes, the central one being the creation of the world by the Triune God and redemption of the world through the grace of the incarnation and the sacraments of the Christian Church. This unifying theme is worked out exegetically, spiritually, and systematically through a conception of world history that takes into account the historical and eschatological realities revealed in the Christian Scriptures. The present article briefly traces these themes as they are woven through Hugh’s central works.
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Slotemaker, J.T. (2011). Hugh of St. Victor. In: Lagerlund, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9729-4_217
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