Carmen Angela Cvetkovic Seeking the face of God

the reception of Augustine in the mystical thought of Bernard of Clairvaux and William of St Thierry

[Omslag] This book examines the role Augustine of Hippo (354-430) played in shaping the mystical thought of two twelfth-century monastic authors, the early Cistercians Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153) and William of St. Thierry (c. 1080-1148). The main contribution of this study lies in the fact that for the first time the mystical theologies of the two Cistercian monks are studied comparatively in a comprehensive way and in the light of what is most likely their major source, the theology of the...

Engels | 265 pagina's | Brepols, Turnhout | 2012

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