A study of the involvement of the Cistercian Order in the events
surrounding the outbreak of heresy - particularly that of the
Cathars and the resulting Albigensian Crusade - in southern France.
Led by the example of Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monks turned
their attention to the world outside the monastery walls in
response to the threat posed by heretical Christians, in particular
the Cathars. The white monks, withother intellectuals, turned to
pen, pulpit and popular preaching to counteract heresy, some
accepting posts as bishops and papal legates, helping and even
directing the Albigensian crusade, and contributing to the
formulation ofprocedures for inquisition. Kienzle examines this
important but little-studied aspect of Cistercian history to
discover how and why the Order undertook endeavours that drew the
monks outside their monastic vocation. The analysis of texts about
the preaching campaigns and their contexts illuminate the ways in
which medieval monastic authors perceived heresy, preached, and
wrote against it. Professor BEVERLY MAYNE KIENZLE teaches at
Harvard Divinity School.
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