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Medieval Cistercian History - Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 9 (Paperback)
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Medieval Cistercian History - Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 9 (Paperback)
Series: Monastic Wisdom Series, 43
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Thomas Merton's deep roots in his own Cistercian tradition are on
display in the two sets of conferences on the early days of the
Order included in the present volume. The first surveys the
relevant monastic background that led up to the foundation of the
Abbey of Citeaux in 1098 and goes on to consider the contributions
of each of the first three abbots of the "New Monastery" that would
become the epicenter of the most dynamic religious movement of the
early twelfth century. The second set investigates the arc of
medieval Cistercian history in the two centuries following the
death of Saint Bernard, in which the Order moves from being ahead
of its time, in its formative stages, to being representative of
its time in its most powerful and influential phase, to becoming
regressive with the rise of new religious currents that begin to
flow in the thirteenth century. Merton stresses the need to respect
the complexity of the actual lived reality of Cistercian life
during this period, to "beware of easy generalizations" and instead
consider the full range of factual data. The result is a richly
nuanced picture of the development of early Cistercian life and
thought that serves as a fitting concluding volume to the series of
Merton's novitiate conferences providing a thorough "Initiation
into the Monastic Tradition."
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