No serious library of spirituality should be lacking the four-part classic gem. Bernard of Clairvaux was a brilliant preacher and polished writer, but above all a profound mystic who sought to bring all his hearers to the experience of God. The Sermons on the Song of Songs are among the most famous and beautiful examples of medieval scriptural exegesis.Review for Religious

• CONTENTSIntroduction by Emero Stiegman   viiSermon 47   3Sermon 48   11Sermon 49   21Sermon 50   30Sermon 51   39Sermon 52   49Sermon 53   58Sermon 54   68Sermon 55   82Sermon 56   87Sermon 57   95Sermon 58   107Sermon 59   120Sermon 60   130Sermon 61   140Sermon 62   149Sermon 63   161Sermon 64   169Sermon 65   179Sermon 66   190Abbreviations   207

No serious library of spirituality should be lacking the four-part classic gem. Bernard of Clairvaux was a brilliant preacher and polished writer, but above all a profound mystic who sought to bring all his hearers to the experience of God. The Sermons on the Song of Songs are among the most famous and beautiful examples of medieval scriptural exegesis.Review for Religious

• CONTENTSIntroduction by Emero Stiegman   viiSermon 47   3Sermon 48   11Sermon 49   21Sermon 50   30Sermon 51   39Sermon 52   49Sermon 53   58Sermon 54   68Sermon 55   82Sermon 56   87Sermon 57   95Sermon 58   107Sermon 59   120Sermon 60   130Sermon 61   140Sermon 62   149Sermon 63   161Sermon 64   169Sermon 65   179Sermon 66   190Abbreviations   207

No serious library of spirituality should be lacking the four-part classic gem. Bernard of Clairvaux was a brilliant preacher and polished writer, but above all a profound mystic who sought to bring all his hearers to the experience of God. The Sermons on the Song of Songs are among the most famous and beautiful examples of medieval scriptural exegesis.Review for Religious

• CONTENTSIntroduction by Emero Stiegman   viiSermon 47   3Sermon 48   11Sermon 49   21Sermon 50   30Sermon 51   39Sermon 52   49Sermon 53   58Sermon 54   68Sermon 55   82Sermon 56   87Sermon 57   95Sermon 58   107Sermon 59   120Sermon 60   130Sermon 61   140Sermon 62   149Sermon 63   161Sermon 64   169Sermon 65   179Sermon 66   190Abbreviations   207