Suggested history resources including Cisterian and Reformation volumes
Shouldn't I suggest that Verbum acquires one of my most recommended historians, Bernard McGinn? He appears 29 times on the forums site.
- The Foundations of Mysticism: Origins to the Fifth Century (The Presence of God: A History of Western Christian Mysticism, Vol. 1) by Bernard McGinn
- Growth Of Mysticism: From Gregory the Great Through the 12 Century (The Presence of God : A History of Western Christian Mysticism, Vol 2) by Bernard McGinn
- The Flowering of Mysticism (Presence of God : A History of Western Christian Mysticism/Bernard McGinn, Vol 3) by Bernard McGinn
- The Harvest of Mysticism in Medieval Germany (The Presence of God) (Volume 4) by Bernard McGinn
- The Varieties of Vernacular Mysticism: 13501550 (The Presence of God) by Bernard McGinn
- Mysticism in the Golden Age of Spain (1500-1650) (The Presence of God) by Bernard McGinn
- Mysticism in the Reformation (1500-1650) (The Presence of God) by Bernard McGinn
- The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism (Modern Library Classics) by Bernard McGinn
- The Great Cistercian Mystics: A History (The Mystical Traditions of Catholic Reli) by Bernard McGinn
- Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination With Evil by Bernard McGinn
- The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart: The Man from Whom God Hid Nothing (The Edward Cadbury Lectures, 2000-2001) by Bernard McGinn
- Early Christian Mystics: The Divine Vision of Spiritual Masters by Bernard McGinn and Patricia Ferris McGinn
- Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books) by Bernard McGinn
- Christian Spirituality: Origins to the Twelfth Century (World Spirituality) by Bernard McGinn and Jean Leclercq
- The Renewal of Mystical Theology: Essays in Memory of John N. Jones (1964-2012) by Bernard McGinn
- Doctors of the Church: Thirty-Three Men and Women Who Shaped Christianity by Bernard McGinn
- ... and several others
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Yes, and if you're going to get that first volume of the Christian Spirituality series (Origins to the Twelfth Century), then please also get the rest of the series:
- Christian Spirituality II: High Middle Ages and Reformation, edited by Jill Raitt (Crossroad)
- Christian Spirituality III: Post-Reformation and Modern, edited by Louis Dupré & Don Saliers (Crossroad)
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That's a great list of books MJ! Thank you for the suggestion.
Rosie, that series looks like a good one. Jean Leclercq is someone I want to see more of in Verbum.
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Jean Leclercq is someone I want to see more of in Verbum.
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Leclercq's The Love of Learning and the Desire for God is on the short list of most impactful books I read in undergrad.
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Leclercq's The Love of Learning and the Desire for God is on the short list of most impactful books I read in undergrad.
Ditto for me in grad school.
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It is time to bring these to people's attention again This is still a major gap in Logos resources.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Verbum has recently released on Pre-Pub a collection of Victorine Texts in Translation. The Abbey of St. Victor in the 12th century produced some extremely important works of theology and what we would call today spirituality. I'd love to see all of the suggested resources on Verbum soon. I'll put in a little plug for the Abbey of St. Victor and suggest that pre-ordering this collection may help encourage Verbum to offer more along these lines!
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Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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