James Ginther

Courses Taught In Medieval Studies:

• Historical Theology: Theories and Practices
• Anselm the Theologian
• The Medieval Theology of Creation
• Medieval Theology (undergraduate at St Michael’s College)

Books and Edited Collections

• Robert Grosseteste and his Intellectual Milieu: New Editions and Studies. Ed. J. Flood, J.R. Ginther and J.W. Goering. Papers in Mediaeval Studies, 24. Toronto: PIMS, 2013.
• Westminster Handbook to Medieval Theology.  Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2009.
• Essays in Medieval Philosophy and Theology in Memory of Walter H. Principe, csb: Fortresses and Launching Pads. Ed. J.R. Ginther and C.N. Still. Aldershot: Ashgate Press, 2005.
• Master of the Sacred Page: A Study of the Theology of Robert Grosseteste, ca 1229/30-1235. Aldershot: Ashgate Press, 2004.

Articles and Essays:

• “Natural Philosophy and Theology at Oxford in the Early Thirteenth Century. An Edition and Study of Robert Grosseteste’s Inception Sermon.” Medieval Sermon Studies 44 (2000), 108-134.
• “The Theology of Hildegard of Bingen.” In The Cambridge Companion to Hildegard of Bingen. Ed. J. Bain. Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, forthcoming in 2021.
• “Between Plena Caritas and Plenitudo Legis: The Ecclesiology of the Norman Anonymous.” Haskins Society Journal 23 (2011), 141-162.
• “Natural Philosophy and Theology at Oxford in the Early Thirteenth Century. An Edition and Study of Robert Grosseteste’s Inception Sermon.” Medieval Sermon Studies 44 (2000), 108-134.
• “The Theology of Hildegard of Bingen.” In The Cambridge Companion to Hildegard of Bingen. Ed. J. Bain. Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, forthcoming in 2021.
• “The Church Fathers in Medieval Scholasticism.” In The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Patristics. Ed. K Parry. London: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
• “Robert Grosseteste’s Theology of Pastoral Care.” In Pastoral Care in the Late Middle Ages. Ed. R.J. Stansbury, pp. 95-122. Leiden: Brill, 2010.
• “The Church in Medieval Theology.” In The Routledge Companion to the Christian Church. Ed. G. Mannion and L. Mudge, pp. 48-62. London: Routledge, 2007.
• “The Scholastic Psalms Commentary as a Textbook for Theology: the Case of Thomas Aquinas.”  In Omnia Disce: Medieval Studies in Memory of Leonard E. Boyle, OP. Ed. A.J. Duggan,  J. Greatrex and B. Bolton, pp. 211-229. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2005.
• “There is a Text in this Classroom: The Bible and Theology in the Medieval University.” In Essays in Medieval Philosophy and Theology in Memory of Walter H. Principe, csb: Fortresses and Launching Pads. Ed. J.R. Ginther and C.N. Still, pp. 31-51. Aldershot: Ashgate Press, 2005.

Digital Projects:

• The Electronic Norman Anonymous.  An integrated edition of text and manuscript page images.  Ed. J.R. Ginther and T. O’Sullivan. St Louis: Center for Digital Theology, Saint Louis University, 2010. [Currently being re-built]
• T-PEN: Transcription for Paleographical and Editorial Notation. 
• Francis and Clare of Assisi: Early Documents, Electronic Edition. Ed. J. Benson, J.R. Ginther and J.M Hammond. St Louis: Institute of Digital Theology, 2009.
• The Electronic Grosseteste: A Web-Site for Advanced Research in Medieval Intellectual Culture. [Currently being re-built]