St Anselm lived from 1033-1109. He was abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Bec in Northern France before becoming Archbishop of Canterbury. This accessible and fascinating study discusses the relationship between his famed scholarship and his life as a monk, showing how one flowed naturally out of the other. His understanding of the interconnectedness of reason and faith, thought and prayer was central to his writings and is relevant for Christian scholarship in any age. As a model for Christian discipleship, we see in Anselm how inspiring is the clear mind of a great scholar allied to a wise and compassionate heart.