Elisabeth of Schönau : the complete works ; translated and introduced by Anne L. Clark
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Elisabeth of Schönau : the complete works ; translated and introduced by Anne L. Clark
（The classics of Western spirituality）
Paulist Press, c2000
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Works. 2000
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Includes bibliograpy references (p. 301-302) and index
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ISBN 9780809105212
Description
In this Classic of Western Spirituality (TM) readers will find the first English translation of the complete works of Elisabeth of Schoenau, a twelfth-century Benedictine nun who claimed to have a series of extraordinary visionary experiences.
In the complete works of Elisabeth are:
- three visionary diaries: First, Second and Third Book of Visions;
- a book of sermons, The Book of the Ways of God;
- Revelations about the Sacred Company of the Virgins of Cologne;
- The Resurrection of the Blessed Virgin;
- a collection of Elisabeth's letters;
- and a text describing Elisabeth's last days by her brother and secretary, Eckbert.
Elisabeth's prophetic message brought consolation to the people of her day and a call for firmness of faith and the moral life. Today's readers will gain insight into how the communal, liturgical culture of a Benedictine monastery could shape the interior life and prophetic identity of a woman committed to its ideals.
The audience for this book will be broad:
- historians, theologians and students of
- mysticism and spirituality
- women's religious life
- monastic life
- medieval culture
- hagiography
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pbk. ISBN 9780809139590
Description
In this Classic of Western Spirituality (TM) readers will find the first English translation of the complete works of Elisabeth of Schoenau, a twelfth-century Benedictine nun who claimed to have a series of extraordinary visionary experiences.
In the complete works of Elisabeth are:
-three visionary diaries: First, Second and Third Book of Visions;
-a book of sermons, The Book of the Ways of God;
-Revelations about the Sacred Company of the Virgins of Cologne;
-The Resurrection of the Blessed Virgin;
-a collection of Elisabeth's letters;
-and a text describing Elisabeth's last days by her brother and secretary, Eckbert.
Elisabeth's prophetic message brought consolation to the people of her day and a call for firmness of faith and the moral life. Today's readers will gain insight into how the communal, liturgical culture of a Benedictine monastery could shape the interior life and prophetic identity of a woman committed to its ideals.
The audience for this book will be broad:
-historians, theologians and students of
-mysticism and spirituality
-women's religious life
-monastic life
-medieval culture
-hagiography
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