Download or read book Bernard of Clairvaux on the Spirituality of Relationship written by John R. Sommerfeldt and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Intimacy in Prayer written by Bernard of Clairvaux and published by Pauline Books and Media. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can I have a more intimate relationship with God through prayer? In these selections from his sermons on the Song of Songs, Bernard awakens us to God’s tender embrace and God’s desire to have his affection reciprocated.
Download or read book Bernard of Clairvaux written by Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux) and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two lengthy letters from the abbot of Clairvaux illuminate the transition in theological method in the mid twelfth-century. In this letter to the bishop of Sens on the responsibilities of his office, Bernard articulates his monastic conviction that authority in the Church must be accompanied by contemplative virtues, especially a deeply ingrained humility. Pastors who do attend to their own spiritual health, he explains, are incapable of caring for others. In his letter of baptism, written to Hugh of Saint Victor, Bernard seeks to refute what he considered the doctrinal error of an unnamed scholar-likely Peter Abelard-and assails a theological method he deemed likely to mislead the faithful, because-as Emero Stiegman says in the Introduction-he considered all theological questions 'in the perspective of God's love'. These two letter-treatises (42 and 77) are not included in Bruno Scott James' English translation of The Letters of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
Download or read book On Loving God written by and published by Fig. This book was released on 1995 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book St Bernard of Clairvaux written by St Bernard Of Clairvaux and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover this classic work from one of the Church's most beloved doctors, St. Bernard of Clairvaux. A work of spirituality rather than systematic theology, Bernard probes the depths of God's love with a distinctly human touch, Bernard brings readers into a new intimacy of with God.Along the way, Bernard, of course, offers a profound theological statement about the divine-human relationship but his primary aim is to usher his readers into deeper communion with God. Most profoundly and yet simply, Bernard shows us that we ought to love God for no other reason than that he is a gracious and benevolent God and we need but merely wake up to the freedom that God has given us to love him.When you purchase books from re: SOURCE Digital Publications you are purchasing a premium digital product. Each book is prepared by an individual person to ensure proper care, handling, and formatting of the text, and to ensure the product you purchase meets the highest standards. The Table of Contents is fully linked to ensure easy navigation to each chapter and each chapter is reverse linked back to the Table of Contents. We hope you enjoy your book and encourage you to submit any feedback on our Facebook page or on our website.Contents On the Love of God Fragments of St. Bernard Three Rosaries of our Lady
Download or read book Love Without Measure written by Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux) and published by Cistercian Studies Series. This book was released on 1990 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1090 St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a monk of the Cistercian order, was born. One of the great figures of his age, he travelled and preached widely; Cistercian abbeys were founded all over Europe. He left many writings which included his famous treatises on humility, on the love of God, on grace and free will, and his masterpiece on the Song of Songs. It is from these writings that this collection is drawn. Here we see, not only a compassionate, thoughtful man, not only a scholar devoted to the Bible and to the works of the Fathers, but a Christian of extraordinary vision and faith. To him God's healing power, God's love, and our acceptance of our own weakness, were central to the message of Christ. Love Without Measure brings this message newly alive to us today, in timeless words that reach across the centuries.
Download or read book Bernard of Clairvaux a Lover Teaching the Way of Love written by Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a short introduction by the compiler, Saint Bernard himself takes us in hand and leads us along the way to the fullness of the life in Christ. Bernards rich style, the work of a master poet, is redolent with an inviting warmth that lets the reader discover union with God to be the intimate and all-fulfilling embrace of lovers. It is an embrace that transforms us and makes us truly Godlike. The selections of Bernards ever-beautiful prose offered here are varied enough to introduce the reader to all the Saints more important writings. They give a taste and invite the pursuit of deeper discoveries. The will encourage the reader no matter where he or she may be on their spiritual journey.
Download or read book Loving God The Teachings of Bernard of Clairvaux written by Ellyn Sanna and published by Anamchara Books. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Love is the essence, the very substance of God." Bernard of Clairvaux had a tremendous influence on the eleventh century-and his understanding of Divine love can still inspire and challenge us. Anamchara's modern version of Loving God brings Bernard's teachings into the twenty-first century, allowing modern mystics the opportunity to once again sit at the feet of this great theologian. "All things are ordered-measured, numbered, and weighed-by love's structure, and nothing is left outside love's realm." -Bernard of Clairvaux
Download or read book Honey and Salt written by St. Bernard and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bernard of Clairvaux, the twelfth-century monk who wrote that "Jesus is honey in the mouth, melody in the ear, a cry of joy in the heart," was both a mystic and a reformer. His writings reveal a mystical theology that Thomas Merton, a monastic heir to Bernard’s Cistercian reform, says "explains what it means to be united to God in Christ but (also) shows the meaning of the whole economy of our redemption in Christ." Critical of the monastic opulence of his times, Bernard exhorted his monks to consider that "Salt with hunger is seasoning enough for a man living soberly and wisely." Martin Luther believed that Bernard was "the best monk that ever lived, whom I admire beyond all the rest put together." Bernard's zeal and charisma led to the reform of Christian life in medieval Europe. Today it is reported that Pope Benedict XVI keeps Bernard's treatise Advice to a Pope close at hand for spiritual support. Honey and Salt is an original selection for the general reader of Bernard’s sermons, treatises, and letters.
Download or read book Bernard of Clairvaux written by G. R. Evans and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-02-03 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the renowned medievalist G.R. Evans provides a concise introduction to St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), a figure of towering importance on the twelfth-century monastic and theological scene. After a brief overview of Bernard's life, Evans focuses on a few major themes in his work, including his theology of spirituality and his theology of the political life of the Church. The only available introduction to Bernard's life and thought, this latest addition to the Great Medieval Thinkers series will appeal to a wide audience of students and scholars of history and theology.
Download or read book Bernard of Clairvaux written by Dennis E. Tamburello and published by Crossroad Spiritual Legacy. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the next in the Legacy Series. Bernard of Clairvaux was a founder of the Cistercian order and one of the most influential figures of his time.
Download or read book Bernard of Clairvaux written by Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are writings of the great medieval spiritual teacher (1090-1153) who was preacher of the Crusades and founder of the Cistercians, with an introduction on the forming of Bernard's spirituality, its character and influence. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Download or read book Saint Bernard on the Love of God written by Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux) and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Celebration of Discipline written by Richard J. Foster and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1988-10-05 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twenty years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline has helped over a million seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God. For this special twentieth anniversary edition, Richard J. Foster has added an introduction, in which he shares the story of how this beloved and enduring spiritual guidebook came to be. Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. Along the way, Foster shows that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found. Dividing the Disciplines into three movements of the Spirit, Foster shows how each of these areas contribute to a balanced spiritual life. The inward Disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting, and study, offer avenues of personal examination and change. The outward Disciplines of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service, help prepare us to make the world a better place. The corporate Disciplines of confession, worship, guidance, and celebration, bring us nearer to one another and to God. Foster provides a wealth of examples demonstrating how these Disciplines can become part of our daily activities-and how they can help us shed our superficial habits and "bring the abundance of God into our lives." He offers crucial new insights on simplicity, demonstrating how the biblical view of simplicity, properly understood and applied, brings joy and balance to our inward and outward lives and "sets us free to enjoy the provision of God as a gift that can be shared with others." The discussion of celebration, often the most neglected of the Disciplines, shows its critical importance, for it stands at the heart of the way to Christ. Celebration of Discipline will help motivate Christians everywhere to embark on a journey of prayer and spiritual growth.
Download or read book Letters of Ascent written by Michael C Voigts and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Athirst for God written by Michael Casey and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1988 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Befriending Silence written by Carl McColman and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2016 Georgia Author of the Year: Inspirational-religious books. Respected speaker, author, and Patheos blogger Carl McColman introduces Cistercian spirituality as "the hidden jewel of the Church," presenting a surprisingly contemporary path grounded in monastic tradition. This accessible and comprehensive guide highlights a unique focus on simplicity, living close to the earth, and contemplative prayer, all of which make Cistercian spirituality relevant today. Steeped in chant and silence, grounded in down-to-earth work and service, and immersed in the mystical wisdom of teachers ancient (Bernard of Clairvaux) and modern (Thomas Merton), Cistercian spirituality's beautifully humble path has for centuries made monasteries places of rest, retreat, and renewal. Now, Carl McColman offers the first practical introduction to this ancient, contemplative spirituality for all people. Hailed by reviewers of his many books as playful, and profound, McColman draws on his experience as a lay Cistercian to provide insight into the relevance of the tradition to contemporary issues and spiritual practice. He explains how silence, simplicity, stability, stewardship of the earth, contemplation, ongoing conversion, and devotion to Mary combine to offer a rich and unique path to discipleship and intimacy with God.
