Athirst for God: Spiritual Desire in Bernard of Clairvauxs Sermons on the Song of Songs Casey MichaelPaperback
Athirst for God: Spiritual Desire in Bernard of Clairvauxs Sermons on the Song of Songs Casey MichaelPaperback The Bible is the monk's book. From direct quotations to fine allusions, Bernard assumed…
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Athirst for God: Spiritual Desire in Bernard of Clairvauxs Sermons on the Song of Songs Casey MichaelPaperback
The Bible is the monk's book. From direct quotations to fine allusions, Bernard assumed that his readers were as familiar with the Bible as he was himself. The thought and teaching of St Bernard of Clairvaux was so saturated with Scripture that the reader often cannot decide where the Bible ends and Bernard begins.
Michael Casey, a Cistercian monk in Australia, writes from the same tradition that formed St Bernard. It is therefore no wonder that Bernard chose a book of the Bible, the Song of Songs, as a vehicle for expressing his deepest and most personal longing for God, his striving for 'full knowledge, clear vision, a strong bond of union, a relationship which cannot be broken apart, and perfect likeness'. His study of the background and teaching of 'the last of the Fathers' provides insights into the saint's works and gives them contemporary