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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. By examining select letters and placing them in the larger context of the people and the world around him, we discover a man who loved the Church - but who realized that the Church is compromised of individuals who did not share his ideals and agendas. In Letters of Ascent, we travel to medieval Europe and view society through the eyes of one of history's most passionate ecclesiastical reformers.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Bernard in the Twelfth-Century World
Chapter 2: Bernard and the Direction of Souls
Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Letters of Bernard of Clairvaux
Chapter 4: Bernard's Letters to Monks
Chapter 5: Bernard's Letters to Abbots
Chapter 6: Bernard's Letters to Bishops
Chapter 7: Bernard's Letters to Popes
Chapter 8: Bernard's Letters to Laity
Chapter 9: Bernard's Letters as a Methodology for Twelfth-Century Ecclesiastical Reform
Abbreviations for the Works of Bernard of Clairvaux
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