Like Augustine, Anselm was a leading churchman and bishop of his day. In his writings he focused on many of the same issues as Augustine: truth, the existence of God, evil, the Fall of humanity and Original Sin, divine foreknowledge, freedom of the will, and grace. And, like Augustine, he corresponded with many of his fellow bishops and with secular authorities. Still, Anselm was a Benedictine monk while Augustine was not. Anselm's education was primarily in the writings of Church Fathers and leaders, whereas Augustine's was a classical one. Augustine was bishop of a young and growing church that was actively shaping its doctrines and had to deal with the Roman Empire, while Anselm's church had traditions and established institutional forms and existed in an age in which nations were seeking their respective identities. Finally, Augustine's rhetorical skill and training and Anselm's keen absorption in the power of...