The Golden Epistle: Volume 12

by William of Saint-Thierry, Theodore Berkeley (Translator), J M Dechanet (Introduction)

Overview

This practical guide to the spiritual life, cherished by monks, beguines, and lay folk for eight centuries, can still lead men and women to God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879077129
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	11/01/1971
Series:	Cistercian Fathers , #12
Pages:	117
Product dimensions:	5.56(w) x 8.58(h) x 0.36(d)

Editorial Reviews

. . . its extensive influence, due in some degree to its early and false attribution to Saint Bernard, is attested by numerous citings: in the thirteenth century by Saint Bonaventure; in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries it became so widespread that Gerson considered it one of the authoritative works on contemplation; Ruysbroeck and his followers cited it explicitly; it was venerated by the Canons of the Congregation of Windesheim; at least one referral to it occurs in the Imitatio Christi; and Aloyius Gonzaga is said to have known it by heart.
Thought

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