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"...a milestone in American religious publishing." New Catholic
World Bernard of Clairvaux-Selected Works translation and foreword
by G.R. Evans introduction by Jean Leclercq, O.S.B. preface by
Ewert H. Cousins "Lord, you are good to the soul which seeks you.
What are you then to the soul which finds? But this is the most
wonderful thing, that no one can seek you who has not already found
you. You therefore seek to be found so that you may be sought for,
sought so that you may be found." -Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
Born in Fontaines-les-Dijon in 1090, Bernard had become, by his
twenty-fifth birthday, the abbot of a Cistercian monastery which he
had founded in the valley of Clairvaux near Aube, France, some four
years earlier. There in those isolated and rugged surroundings he
became the spokesman for a revival of monastic life in an age when
the radical spirit of religious life was endangered by a movement,
best seen in the excesses of the monks of Cluny, that stressed the
adaptation of the rule of St. Benedict to the exigencies-and taste
for princely comforts-of the royal courts of twelfth-century
France. But Bernard's dedication to the strict observance of
Benedict's rule was mingled not with the abrasive, shrill style of
the prophet but with a sweetness and purity of vision that earned
him the title Doctor mellifluous. For he possessed a sense of the
love of God, the importance of humility, and the sheer beauty of
holiness that has made his writings favorites of scholars and
laymen alike throughout the ages. Here in a new translation by G.R.
Evans are the writings that have had such a major role in shaping
the Western monastic tradition and influencing the development of
catholic mystical theology. Together with an introduction by the
master of Bernard studies, Jean Leclercq, they comprise a volume
that occupies a place of special importance in the chronicle of the
history of the Western spiritual adventure.
"The Love of Learning and the Desire for God" is composed of a
series of lectures given to young monks at the Institute of
Monastic Studies at Sant'Anselmo in Rome during the winter of
1955-56.
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Camaldolese Extraordinary (Paperback)
Dom Jean Leclercq, Blessed Paul Giustiniani; Edited by Camaldolese Hermits of Monte Corona
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R769
Discovery Miles 7 690
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The Life, Doctrine, and Rule of Blessed Paul Giustiniani. On the
Landscape of Christian hermit life, Paul Giustiniani (1496-1528),
Blessed by fame, is a towering figure. To him that dazzling genius,
Jean Leclercq, O.S.B., devoted two of his finest monastic studies.
We are pleased to offer them here: the biography, never before
published in English; and the doctrinal synthesis, Alone with God,
much-loved when it first appeared and out-of-print for over a
generation. And this is not all. Leclercq's masterpieces are
flanked on the left by a variegated general introduction and on the
right by selections from Blessed Paul's Rule, a translation of St.
Romuald's Brief Rule with commentary, an epilouge sketching the
history of Monte Corona, and ample indices. There are also more
than a dozen carefully selected illustrations.
Upon the recommendation of a Scottish publisher, we are reprinting
as a single volume this most critically acclaimed and popular of
modern Camaldolese books. It is a guide to the hermit way of life,
based on the teaching of Blessed Paul Giustiniani and featuring a
memorable preface by Thomas Merton. Jean Leclerq, O.S.B.
(1911-1993) is widely regarded as the foremost twentieth century
scholar of Western monasticism, and this is one of his most
impressive achievements. If you are only going to read one work of
monastic spirituality in your lifetime, this could be your best
choice.
In the half century since its first publication in English, this
small book has become a classic of medieval theology. Directing his
attention to 'perhaps the most neglected aspect' of Cistercian
mysticism, the great French medievalist and philosopher Etienne
Gilson directs attention to 'that part of [Bernard's] theology on
which his mysticism rests', his 'systematics'.Cistercian
Publications brings this important book back into print in
celebration of the nine-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Saint
Bernard, hoping that new generations of scholars will find it food
for thought and further research.
a landmark in the 'feud' between Ca(R)teaux and Cluny, the
Apologia contains Saint Bernard's opinion on the place of graphic
arts in the monastery and shows his mastery of satire.
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