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Unity of Spirit

Studies on William Of Saint-Thierry in Honor of E. Rozanne Elder

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

AvE Rozanne Elder,F Tyler Sergent,F. Tyler Sergent,Aage Rydstrøm-Poulsen,Marsha L. Dutton,F Tyler Sergent

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William of Saint-Thierry (ca. 1080–1148) became abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Thierry in about 1119, holding that office for about sixteen years and writing a large number of works, some for the guidance of the monks of his abbey and others as theological treatises. But during that same time, after meeting Bernard, abbot of the Cistercian abbey of Clairvaux, he longed to become a Cistercian. He finally satisfied that dream in 1135, when he became a monk at Signy. His final work was the first of the five books that constitute the Vita Prima Sancti Bernardi.The nine chapters in this book explore William’s thought as represented in his twenty works, ranging from his earliest theological writing through his contribution to the Vita Prima Sancti Bernardi. The contributors to this volume have moved scholarship on William in new directions, ranging from a comparative analysis of Bernard’s and William’s thought through a study of William’s Christology, an analysis of individual works, a new translation of one of William’s little-known works, an examination of sixteenth-century images drawn from the Vita Prima, a study of William’s rhetorical skills, and a recognition of William’s new take on the phrase unitas spiritus. Dr. E. Rozanne Elder’s expertise as a scholar of the works of William of Saint-Thierry, combined with her decades of distinguished service as a professor of history, director of the Institute of Cistercian Studies and then of the Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies, all at Western Michigan University, and as editorial director of Cistercian Publications for thirty-five years, has made her the best known of Cistercian scholars today. She is the one primarily responsible for moving Cistercian studies into the mainstream of medieval history and thought. As the gracious and indefatigable host of the annual Conference of Cistercian Studies that takes place each May as part of the International Medieval Studies Congress, she has created a community of scholars and friends.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-10-13
Mått140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt326 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCistercian Studies Series
Antal sidor262
FörlagLiturgical Press
ISBN9780879072681

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Marsha L. Dutton is the executive editor of Cistercian Publications. Emeritus professor of English at Ohio University, she is the author of many articles and book chapters on a variety of Cistercian subjects. Dutton is also the editor of A Companion to Aelred of Rievaulx (1110–1167) (Brill, 2017), of four volumes of Aelred’s works in translation, and of “Aelred of Rievaulx” and (with Tyler Sergent) “The Cistercians” in the Oxford Bibliographies in Medieval Studies. Her sixteen presentations on Aelred for Schola Cisterciensis appear on YouTube.

ContentsForeword viiBernard McGinnAcknowledgments xvLetters of Appreciation xviiDom Brendan Freeman, OCSO, and Fr. Luke Anderson, OCistList of Abbreviations xxiIntroduction xxv1. William of Saint-Thierry’s Trinitarian Image or Saint Bernard’s Pre-Theological Self? 1Emero Stiegman2. The Prayer of Dom William: A Study and New Translation 21David N. Bell3. A Fresh Look at William of Saint-Thierry’s Excerpts from the Books of Blessed Ambrose on the Song of Songs 37Mark DelCogliano4. Humility and Humiliation in William of Saint-Thierry’s Expositio and Bernard of Clairvaux’s Sermons on the Song of Songs 60Rose Marie Tillisch5. The Way of Descent: The Christology of William of Saint-Thierry 78Aage Rydstrøm-Poulsen6. Western Darkness / Eastern Light: William of Saint-Thierry and the Traditions of Egypt 92Benedicta Ward7. Bernard Made a Covenant with His Eyes: The Saint and His Biographer, William of Saint-Thierry 104James France8. Mediating a Presence: Rhetorical and Narrative Strategies in the Vita Prima Bernardi 117Marjory Lange9. Unitas Spiritus and the Originality of William of Saint-Thierry 144F. Tyler SergentAfterword: Cîteaux at Kalamazoo: Rozanne Elder and the Early Days of the Institute of Cistercian Studies and of Cistercian Publications 171John R. SommerfeldtCurriculum Vitae of E. Rozanne Elder 175Bibliography of the Works of William of Saint-Thierry 185General Bibliography 191List of Contributors 203Index A: Names of Ancient, Biblical, Patristic, and Medieval Figures 206Index B: Names of Post-Medieval Figures 209

Rosanne E. Elder, PhD, introduced William of Saint-Thierry with his profound theology and spirituality to the English-speaking world in a groundbreaking manner. This festschrift bears witness to her past and ongoing dedication to this twelfth-century monastic theologian. The essays in this volume present William, author of the Vita Prima, as an intimate friend of Bernard of Clairvaux. Along with Bernard, William's writings challenge us, today, to engage theology not only academically, but also as a personal spiritual pursuit of deification into the mystery of God through Unity of Spirit. The contributors to this festschrift reveal various dimensions, `treasures,' of William's teaching and inaugurate a vision for further scholarly research and spiritual growth.Abbot Thomas X. Davis, OCSO