Anselm of Canterbury - OUT OF PRINT

OUT OF PRINT  Anselm of Canterbury: The Thinker Who Stood Up to Kings

Anselm dreamed of a peaceful life in a monastery—reading, teaching, praying, and writing about God. But God had other plans! Instead of quiet study, Anselm found himself facing powerful kings, traveling to meet with popes, and—even though he didn’t want the job—serving as the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In this fascinating story, young readers step into the world of medieval Europe, where rulers and church leaders often clashed. Through Anselm’s life, they’ll discover what it was like to live in a time when church and state wrestled for power.

They will also explore Anselm’s big ideas—like why God became man and how faith and reason work together. His writings shaped Christian thinking for centuries and still matter today.

Kids will be inspired by a humble man who loved learning, trusted God, and stood firm even when kings challenged him!

Endorsements

“Anselm, one of the most original thinkers of the medieval West, lived in a world that is in many ways very different from ours. Yet many of Anselm’s solutions to those timeless problems of how to deal with other people and how to speak about God are fresh even today, nine hundred years after he lived. Simonetta’s book is a very fine introduction for children to Anselm, his world, and his role in it.”
—Dr. Samu Niskanen, research fellow in history at Helsinki University and author of The Letter Collections of Anselm of Canterbury, a new critical edition of Anselm's correspondence

“It’s delightful to see that an increasing number of Christian authors are bringing strong Christians in history to life in short biographies for young people. This short biography of Anselm of Canterbury is a good example of this wonderful trend. Young readers will become familiar with a man whom sadly few have ever heard of but who should be remembered for his witness of God’s work.”
—Tom Garfield, superintendent, Logos School, Moscow, Idaho

“Simonetta Carr has again rendered a great service to lovers of church history and, perhaps even more, to those not yet captivated by that love. In her sixth biography for young readers, adults and youth alike will rediscover godly Anselm, a man rarely heard of today but whom readers will be pleased to get to know. With her usual grace, Carr fascinates us with her subject, making the reader yearn to know more. Though Anselm lived in times and church settings vastly different from our own, this delightful recounting of his story reveals to us a man facing trials and pressures we can identify with in his fervent pursuit of God. Filled with their trademark beautiful artwork, this set is rapidly becoming one of the finest collections on the characters of church history to be published in many decades. Well done, Simonetta! I cannot recommend these volumes highly enough.”
—Dennis Gundersen, president and owner of Grace and Truth Books and author of Your Child’s Profession of Faith

About the Author

Simonetta Car was born in Italy and has lived and worked in different cultures. A former elementary school teacher, she home-schooled her eight children for many years. She has written for newspapers and magazines around the world and has translated the works of several Christian authors from Italian to English, and vice-versa. Presently, she lives in San Diego with her husband Thomas and one of their eight children. She is a member at Christ United Reformed Church.