Herald of God's Loving-Kindness Books 1 and 2

Häftad, Engelska, 1991

Del 35 i serien Cistercian Fathers Series

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Beskrivning

Gertrud the Great (1256–1302) entered the monastery of Helfta in eastern Germany as a child oblate. At the age of twenty-five she underwent a conversion that led to a series of visionary experiences. These centered on “the divine loving-kindness,” which she perceived as expressed through and symbolized by Christ’s divine Heart. Some of these experiences she recorded in Latin “with her own hand,” in what became Book 2 of The Herald of God’s Loving-Kindness. Books 1, 3, 4, and 5 were written down by another nun, a close confidant of the saint, now often known as “Sister N.” Book 4 records Gertrud’s many vivid spiritual experiences, which took place on various liturgical feasts when she was too sick to take part in the community’s worship. Foregrounding visions of the court of heaven and dialogues with Christ, the Virgin Mary, and other saints, they further develop devotional themes already present in the earlier books. Often profoundly indebted to the liturgy of Mass and office, they have been carefully arranged according to the ecclesiastical year by the medieval compiler. Book 2, describes Gertrud's personality and, in her own words, her spiritual experiences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1991-11-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 12 mm
Vikt:369 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cistercian Fathers Series
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Liturgical Press
ISBN:9780879074555
Översättare:Alexandra Barratt

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Alexandra Barratt is professor emeritus at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. She studied at the Universities of Cambridge and Toronto and has published extensively on religious writing by medieval women in Latin and English. She has previously translated Books One and Two (CF035) and Book Three (CF063) of The Herald for the Cistercian Fathers series.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsAcknowledgment 1TREATISE 1 Contemplation of Heaven, to a Religious called R 3TREATISE 2 Here we seek, there we see according to measure 15TREATISE 3 Joy differs on the way and in the Fatherland 23TREATISE 4 On conversation and colloquy, the shadows of substance 33TREATISE 5 Every best gift and every perfect grant 43TREATISE 6 On the redemption, to a friend 47TREATISE 7, part 1, On ambition and presumption, to Roger of Byland 57TREATISE 7, part 2, On the burdens of and qualifications for office 67SERMON, The word as a seed 83EPISTLE 1, On Friendship, to Brother Richard 87EPISTLE 2, Vocation letter to Adam, a scholar 93EPISTLE 3, On perils of the court, to Brother William 99EPISTLE 4, Declining a friend's request 107THE MILK OF BABES, a letter from Roger of Byland 109Master Gilbert, Abbot, in MS Bodley 87 109Prologue Gileberti Abbatis super Evangelium secundum Matthaeum 128Abbot Gilbert's Prologue on the gospel according to Matthew 129Sermo de eodem secundum Matthaeum 132A Sermon on the same according to Matthew 133Item sermo de eodem (martyre) 162Likewise a sermon on the same martyr 163Notes to Master Gilbert, Abbot 183Appendix: A Letter to Abbot Gilbert from his translator 197Abbreviations 205Selected Bibliography 207Index to the Works of Gilbert of Hoyland 213