Ladder of Monks and Twelve Meditations

Jerome T. Walsh, PhD, is a professor of theology and religious studies at the University of Botswana. He is the author of 1 Kings in the Berit Olam (The Everlasting Covenant) Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry series for which he is also an associate editor.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction   1The Life and Writings of Guigo II   3The Scala Claustralium   6History and Manuscript Tradition   6The Ladder of Monks   11Doctrine and Sources   11The Middle English Version: A Ladder of Four Rungs   25The Meditations   37History and Manuscript Tradition   37Doctrine and Sources   39The Meditation on the Magnificat   56The Ladder of MonksA Letter on the Contemplative Life   65Twelve Meditations   87