The Parables & The Sentences

by Bernard of Clairvaux

Publisher:

Cistercian Publications

, 2000

Overview

For over forty years Bernard of Clairvaux composed works of theology and spiritual reflection. He became the counselor of kings, nobles, popes, and scholars. He advocated a strong, reformed papacy and was the spiritual leader of the early twelfth-century European Church. Often overlooked, these short works by Bernard may well give readers their truest insight into the saint’s sermons as his monks heard them. The Parables explore the spiritual meaning of Scripture directly and dramatically. The Sentences likely represent his sermon style before he polished his work for publication.

Product Details

• Title: The Parables & The Sentences
• Author: Bernard of Clairvaux
• Series: Cistercian Fathers Series
• Volume: 55
• Publisher: Cistercian Publications
• Print Publication Date: 2000
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 461
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Spiritual life › Catholic Church; Parables
• ISBNs: 0879071559, 0879077557, 9780879071554, 9780879077556
• Resource ID: LLS:BCPARABLESSENTENCES
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:11:57Z

About Bernard of Clairvaux

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) was a French abbot, confessor, saint, and Doctor of the Church. He is honored as a founder of the Cistercian order because of his role in popularizing the order in the twelfth century. He takes his name from a monastery he founded on June 25, 1115—soon after joining the Cistercians. He named the monastery Claire Vallée, which evolved into Clairvaux. St. Bernard spent 40 years in cloister, but wielded considerable influence in the Church during that time—working to end a schism, combat heresy, and start the Second Crusade. After his death, he was canonized by Pope Alexander III in 1174. His numerous theological writings are so timeless and powerful that they earned him the title of Doctor of the Church in 1830, and Pope Pius XII wrote an encyclical on him, Doctor Mellifluus, in 1953.