Robert Grosseteste as Bishop of Lincoln: The Ep, Hoskin^+

Robert Grosseteste as Bishop of LincolnThe Episcopal Rolls, 1235-1253\nAuthor(s): Philippa M. Hoskin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Lincoln Record Society\nISBN-13: 9780901503992, 978-0901503992\nSynopsis\nFirst modern edition of medieval ecclesiastical documents illuminates the career of a senior prelate.\n\nRobert Grosseteste, teacher, scholar and pastor, remains one of the dominant figures of the medieval English church. A major influence on the early history of Oxford University, his writings on a wide range of theological and scientific subjects have been widely studied. His concern for pastoral care is also well attested; as bishop of Lincoln from 1235 until his death in 1253, he had the opportunity to exercise the pastoral office in the largest diocesein western Europe. But how did Grosseteste's theories of pastoral care work out in practice?\n The study of Grosseteste's career as a diocesan bishop has been hampered by the reln