In this intimate portrait of one of the Middle Ages' most
consequential men, Brian Patrick McGuire delves into the life of
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux to offer a refreshing interpretation
that finds within this grand historical figure a deeply spiritual
human being who longed for the reflective quietude of the monastery
even as he helped shape the destiny of a church and a continent.
Heresy and crusade, politics and papacies, theology and disputation
shaped this astonishing man's life, and McGuire presents it all in
a deeply informed and clear-eyed biography. Following Bernard from
his birth in 1090 to his death in 1153 at the abbey he had founded
four decades earlier, Bernard of Clairvaux reveals a life teeming
with momentous events and spiritual contemplation, from Bernard's
central roles in the first great medieval reformation of the Church
and the Second Crusade, which he came to regret, to the crafting of
his books, sermons, and letters. We see what brought Bernard to
monastic life and how he founded Clairvaux Abbey, established a
network of Cistercian monasteries across Europe, and helped his
brethren monks and abbots in heresy trials, affairs of state, and
the papal schism of the 1130s. By reevaluating Bernard's life and
legacy through his own words and those of the people closest to
him, McGuire reveals how this often-challenging saint saw himself
and conveyed his convictions to others. Above all, this fascinating
biography depicts Saint Bernard of Clairvaux as a man guided by
Christian revelation and open to the achievements of the human
spirit.
General
| Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2020 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Brian Patrick McGuire
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
376 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-5104-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5017-5104-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781501751042 |
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