Letters of ascent : spiritual direction in the letters of Bernard of Clairvaux /

"Bernard of Clairvaux is best known by many today for his mystical approach to spirituality and his eloquent sermons on the Song of Songs. In his letters, however, a different Bernard emerges - one who had fled the world for the cloister yet possessed a soaring vision for the Church on earth. B...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Voigts, Michael C. (Author)
Other Authors: Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : James Clarke & Co, 2014.
Subjects:
Bernard, > of Clairvaux, Saint, > 1090 or 1091-1153 > Correspondence.
Bernard, > of Clairvaux, Saint, > 1090 or 1091-1153 > Criticism and interpretation.
Bernard, > of Clairvaux, Saint, > 1090 or 1091-1153.
476-1492
Christian saints > France > Correspondence.
Spiritual direction > History.
Spiritual life > Early works to 1800.
Spiritual direction > Catholic Church > Early works to 1800.
Saints chrétiens > France > Correspondance.
Direction spirituelle > Histoire.
Vie spirituelle > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Direction spirituelle > Église catholique > Ouvrages avant 1800.
RELIGION > Christian Life > General.
RELIGION > Christian Church > Leadership.
Spiritual direction > Catholic Church.
Christian saints.
Spiritual direction.
Spiritual life.
Europe > History > 476-1492.
Europe > Histoire > 476-1492.
Europe.
France.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Early works.
History.
Personal correspondence.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Bernard of Clairvaux in the twelfth-century world
  • 2. Bernard and the sirection of souls
  • 3. An introduction to the letters of Bernard
  • 4. The letters of Bernard to monks
  • 5. The letters of Bernard to abbots
  • 6. The letters of Bernard to bishops
  • 7. The letters of Bernard to popes
  • 8. The letters of Bernard to laity
  • 9. Bernard's letters as a methodology for twelfth-century ecclesiastical reform.

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