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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060750677
ISBN-139780060750671
eBay Product ID (ePID)45592056
Product Key Features
Book TitleBernard of Clairvaux : Selected Works
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReligious, General
Publication Year2005
GenreSelf-Help, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorEmilie Griffin
Book SeriesHarpercollins Spiritual Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight6.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-045956
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal248.4/82
Synopsis"Lord, you are good to the soul which seeks you. What are you 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) By the age of 25, Bernard had become the abbot of a Cistercian monastery which he himself founded in the valley of Clairvaux near Aube, France. 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 that sought to lessen the rules and regulations of St. Benedict to accommodate the royal courts of 12th-century France. Bernard's dedication to the strict observance of Benedict's rule was mingled with a sweetness and purity of vision which led people to follow him and seek him for guidance. 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., Bernard of Clairvaux holds a distinguished place in the history of Christian spirituality. During the twelfth century this gentle monk from France became the primary guide for those who follow the path of selfless love as well as a spokesman for a revival in monastic life. This collection of his most important writings provides a superb introduction to a man who has greatly shaped the Western monastic and mystical traditions.
LC Classification NumberBX2349.B39213 2005
