A Companion to William of Saint-Thierry

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-31355-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 84, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition

A Companion to William of Saint-Thierry provides eight new studies on this noted twelfth-century Cistercian writer by some of the most prolific English-language William scholars from North America and Europe and is structured around William’s life, thought, and influence.

A Benedictine abbot who became a Cistercian monk, William of Saint-Thierry (c. 1085-1148) lived through the first half of the twelfth century, a time of significant reform within western Christian monasticism. Although William was directly involved in these reforming efforts while at the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Thierry, his lasting legacy in Christian tradition comes through his written works, many as a Cistercian monk, that showcase his keen intellect, creative thinking, and at times profound insight for spiritual life and its fulfilment.

Contributors: David N. Bell, Thomas X. Davis, E. Rozanne Elder, Brian Patrick McGuire, Glenn E. Myers, Nathaniel Peters, Aage Rydstrøm-Poulsen, and F. Tyler Sergent.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sergent, F Tyler

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Geschichte der Theologie, Einzelne Theologen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Christliche Orden und Vereinigungen, Ordensgeschichte, Mönchstum
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Notes On Contributors

Introduction

F. Tyler Sergent

1 A Chronology and Biography of William of Saint-Thierry

Brian Patrick McGuire

2 William of Saint-Thierry’s Sources and Influences: Ratio Fidei and Fruitio

F. Tyler Sergent

3 The Mystical Theology and Theological Mysticism of William of Saint-Thierry

David N. Bell

4 William of Saint-Thierry on the Soul

Aage Rydstrøm-Poulsen

5 William of Saint-Thierry and the Renewal of the Whole ‘Man’

E. Rozanne Elder

6 The Trinity’s Glorifying Embrace: Concientia in William of Saint-Thierry

Thomas X. Davis, ocso

7 The Eucharistic Theology of William of Saint-Thierry

Nathaniel Peters

8 William of Saint-Thierry’s Legacy: Progress toward Trinitarian Participation in the Unio Mystica in Johannes Tauler’s Sermons

Glenn E. Myers

Bibliography

Works of William of Saint-Thierry: Latin Editions and Recent Translations

Works Cited: Ancient, Medieval, Modern

Index

Über Autor(innen)

F. Tyler Sergent, Ph.D. (2009), Roskilde Universitet, is Assistant Professor of History and General Studies at Berea College, USA. He has published articles and edited works on William of Saint-Thierry, including Unity of Spirit: Studies on William of Saint-Thierry (Cistercian, 2015), and is currently working on an English translation of William’s De sacramento altaris for Cistercian Publications.