Saint Anselm and His Students Writing about Love: A Theological Foundation for the Rise of Romantic Love in Europe. Vaughn, S. N. Journal of the History of Sexuality, 19(1):54--73, January, 2010.
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The article focuses on the writings of Saint Anselm and his monastic students from the Abbot of Bec. According to historian Stephen Jaeger, Saint Anselm and his students' writings suggest that the nature of friendship and love between men and women was considered. He goes on to state that they interpreted the nature of friendship's ideal state in chaste opposite sex friendships and in married love as ennobling. The author states that through this interpretation, the concept of original sin was redefined.
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  title = {Saint {Anselm} and {His} {Students} {Writing} about {Love}: {A} {Theological} {Foundation} for the {Rise} of {Romantic} {Love} in {Europe}},
  volume = {19},
  issn = {10434070},
  shorttitle = {Saint {Anselm} and {His} {Students} {Writing} about {Love}},
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  abstract = {The article focuses on the writings of Saint Anselm and his monastic students from the Abbot of Bec. According to historian Stephen Jaeger, Saint Anselm and his students' writings suggest that the nature of friendship and love between men and women was considered. He goes on to state that they interpreted the nature of friendship's ideal state in chaste opposite sex friendships and in married love as ennobling. The author states that through this interpretation, the concept of original sin was redefined.},
  number = {1},
  urldate = {2015-09-26TZ},
  journal = {Journal of the History of Sexuality},
  author = {Vaughn, Sally N.},
  month = {January},
  year = {2010},
  keywords = {ANSELM, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1033-1109, CLERGY, Writings of, JAEGER, Stephen, LOVE -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, MAN-woman relationships in literature, MARITAL relations, MONKS' writings, ORIGINAL sin in literature},
  pages = {54--73}
}

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