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Author:   Michael Casey, OCSO
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Volume:   77
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780879072773

ISBN 10:   0879072776
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   01 November 1986
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Foreword   i Table of Contents   iii CHAPTER ONE: HISTORICAL BACKDROP   1     A Biographical Outline   3     Bernard the Writer   17     Bernard the Reader   22     ‘Monastic Theology’   32 CHAPTER TWO: THE SERMONS ON THE SONG OF SONGS   38     Literary Precedents   40     Content   54     The Theme of Desire for God   59 CHAPTER THREE: THE VOCABULARY OF DESIRE   63     Desiderium   65     Associated Metaphors and Images   75     Amor, Dilectio, Caritas   88     Affectus, Affectio   94     Devotio   110     Intenti   114     Compuntio   120     Concluding Reflections   129 CHAPTER FOUR: THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF DESIRE   131     The Image of God   132     The Region of Unlikeness   133     The Origin of Desire   171 CHAPTER FIVE: THE CULMINATION OF DESIRE   190     Spiritual Marriage   191     Unity of Spirit   201     Desire for Heaven   208     The Vision of God   231     The Resurrection of the Body   234     The Theme of the Ascension   237     A Note on Bernard’s Eschatology   241 CHAPTER SIX: DESIRE AS DIALECTIC   244     The Principle of Intermediacy   245     The Theme of Alternation   251     The Last Things in Process of Realisation   280          a.  The Paradise of a Good Conscience   282          b.  The Monastic Paradise   287          c.  The Third Heaven   289          d.  Wisdom–Outshining of Eternal Light   296     The Negative Principle   298     Concluding Reflections   311 CONCLUSION   315 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (Including Abbreviations)   322     1.  Abbreviations of the Works of Bernard and Cistercian Writers   322     2.  Primary Sources   323     3.  Bibliographies   324     4.  Monastic-Patristic Serials   324     5.  Collective Works   326     6.  The Works of Jean Leclercq   328     7.  General Indications   330 INDICIES     1.  Scriptural Index   334     2.  Bernardine Index   336     3.  Index of Persons   355     4.  Topical Index   369

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Michael Casey, OCSO, has been a monk of Tarrawarra Abbey (Australia) since 1960. In the intervening years he has conducted many retreats and workshops on every continent (except Antarctica) and has written many articles on topics relating to monastic history and spirituality. He is also the author of many books, including The Road to Eternal Life: Reflections on the Prologue of Benedict's Rule and Seventy-Four Tools for Good Living: Reflections on the Fourth Chapter of Benedict’s Rule, both from Liturgical Press.

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