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In the half century since its first publication in English, this small book has become a classic of medieval theology.Directing his attention to 'perhaps the most neglected aspect' of Cistercian mysticism, the great French medievalist and philosopher Etienne Gilson directs attention to 'that part of [Bernard's] theology on which his mysticism rests', his 'systematics'.Cistercian Publications brings this important book back into print in celebration of the nine-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Saint Bernard, hoping that new generations of scholars will find it food for thought and further research. ... Read more

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A dense read, but with enlightening results
This is a dense read -- Gilson is not an easy writer, and the translation can be stiff.But Bernard transcends it all -- here is the man who prefigured John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila, the man who gave us the Cistercians and Thomas Merton.Highly recommended for insight into that wondrous thing called Christian mysticism. ... Read more