The Christ Child in Medieval Culture is the first interdisciplinary investigation of how representations of the Christ Child were conceptualized and employed in this period.

Mary Dzon is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Tennessee.Kenney Theresa M. :

Theresa M. Kenney is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Dallas.

‘The book is highly relevant for those interested in the Middle Ages, the history of Christianity, as well as religion and the arts; it can be an interesting point of departure for future studies on the construction of childhood in the West.’

Laurie Postlewate:

‘Meticulously documented and edited, this book provides an impressively rich display of the intersections of medieval theology with the visual arts, literary expression, and popular devotion… We will certainly keep this “source-book” to explore further the ever-endearing and engaging figure of God as baby and little boy.’

Judith Oliver:

‘A fascinating volume that makes highly entertaining reading, and should be of widespread scholarly interest.’

Elisabeth Dutton:

‘A lively collection of essays.’

Josie Campbell, Department of English, University of Rhode Island:

‘An excellent collection! ... With its impressive, forward-thinking scholarship, these essays will find a broad readership of scholars and students from a variety of disciplines.’

Henrietta Leyser:

‘The abiding impression of this collection – and every essay repays reading and re-reading – is of the extraordinary richness and poetry of medieval devotions and its remarkable freedom from sentimental fripperies.’