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This is a thorough study and exposition of the last work for which St Bonaventure was responsible before his death in 1274. The Collations on the Hexaëmeron, also called The Illuminations of the Church comprises lectures that he gave in Paris in 1273 to Franciscan and other students and masters in the university there. They were recorded by two independent witnesses and one version, the definitive one, was prepared for publication and approved by Bonaventure.
This is one of the most interesting, original and important texts of medieval theology and it has been well translated and edited in a new edition. The purpose of this study is to examine the precise context for the approach that Bonaventure took, to place this work as the culmination of his spiritual theology, and to provide the reader with a lucid epitome of the contents of the text, drawing out their significance for theology and prayer in the life of the Church today.
Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
Part One - The Context
I - Bonaventure and the Bible
2. Wisdom and Love
3. The Mystery of Revelation
II - Bonaventure and the Fathers
4. Augustine
5. The Medieval Fathers
6. Dionysius
III - Bonaventure and the Franciscan Crisis
7. Apostolic Poverty
8. Joachim of Fiore
9. The Use and Abuse of Aristotle
Part Two - Reading the Text
10. The Cornerstone - Collation 1
11. The Path to Wisdom - Collation 2
12. The Word of God - Collation 3
13. Towards Understanding - Collations 4 and 5
14. The Limits of Philosophy - Collations 6 and 7
15. Faith Seeking Understanding - Collations 8 and 9
16. Discerning the Nature of God - Collations 10, 11 and 12
17. Reading Scripture - Collations 13 and 14
18. Patterns in Scripture and History - Collations 15 and 16
19. The Paradise of the Soul - Collations 17 and 18
20. Sapientia Amorosa - Collation 19
21. The Vision of God - Collations 20 and 21
22. The Church and the Soul - Collation 22
23. Image and Likeness - Collation 23
Envoi
24. The Mirror of St Bonaventure
Endnotes
Bibliography
Biblical Index
Index of Names and Places
Index of Topics



