Bernard of Clairvaux : : An Inner Life / / Brian Patrick McGuire.
In this intimate portrait of one of the most consequential men of the Middle Ages, Brian Patrick McGuire delves into the life of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux to offer a refreshing interpretation that finds within this grand historical figure a deeply spiritual human being who longed for the reflective...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2020] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (376 p.) :; 2 maps, 1 frontispiec |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology of Bernard’s Life and Times
- Note to the Reader
- Maps
- Introduction: In Pursuit of a Difficult Saint
- 1. A Time of Hope and Change
- 2. A Saint’s Origins
- 3. From the New Monastery to the Valley of Light, 1115–1124
- 4. Monastic Commitment and Church Politics, 1124–1129
- 5. Toward Reformation of Church and Monastery
- 6. Healing a Divided Church, 1130–1135
- 7. Victory and Defeat: A Conflicted Church, 1136–1140
- 8. The World after the Schism: One Thing after Another, 1140–1145
- 9. Preaching a Crusade and Leaving Miracles Behind, 1146–1150
- 10. Business as Usual in Preparing for Death
- Fifteen Questions about Bernard: The Background for My Portrait
- Notes
- Sources and References
- Index