Cordially Yours Brother Cadfael Author:Anne K. Kaler (Editor) Detective, monk, father, herbalist, Crusader, sailor, Celt, friend -- author Ellis Peters bestows all these attributes on her twelfth-century Benedictine monk-detective Brother Cadfael. As a detective, Cadfael uses his analytic mind to solve crimes and administer justice. As a man of God, he also dispenses mercy along with his famous cordia... more »ls.
Why, essays ask, is a cloistered monk solving murders? How can an author combine a valid detective and an effective healer?
A collection of critical essays examine the Ellis Peters mystery series featuring the twelfth-century Benedictine monk and detective Brother Cadfael.
The role of religion in the Cadfael series / Anita M. Vickers
Brother Cadfael's vocation : Benedictine monasticism in the Cadfael chronicles / Judith J. Kollmann
The moral world of Brother Cadfael / Anthony Hopkins
Fathers in the chronicles of Brother Cadfael / Carol A. Mylod
Saints, lepers, beggars, and pilgrims of Brother Cadfael / Anne K. Kaler
Soldier, sailor, cleric, celt : the philosophy of Brother Cadfael / Kayla McKinney Wiggins
Stephen or Maud : Brother Cadfael's discernment / Marcia J. Songer