{"product_id":"unity-of-spirit-268-studies-on-william-of-saint-thierry-in-honor-of-e-rozanne-elder-9780879072681","title":"Unity of Spirit, 268: Studies on William of Saint-Thierry in Honor of E. Rozanne Elder","description":"William of Saint-Thierry (ca. 1080-1148) became abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Thierry in about 1119, holding that office for about sixteen years and writing a large number of works, some for the guidance of the monks of his abbey and others as theological treatises. But during that same time, after meeting Bernard, abbot of the Cistercian abbey of Clairvaux, he longed to become a Cistercian. He finally satisfied that dream in 1135, when he became a monk at Signy. His final work was the first of the five books that constitute the \u003ci\u003eVita Prima Sancti Bernardi\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The nine chapters in this book explore William's thought as represented in his twenty works, ranging from his earliest theological writing through his contribution to the \u003ci\u003eVita Prima Sancti Bernardi.\u003c\/i\u003e The contributors to this volume have moved scholarship on William in new directions, ranging from a comparative analysis of Bernard's and William's thought through a study of William's Christology, an analysis of individual works, a new translation of one of William's little-known works, an examination of sixteenth-century images drawn from the \u003ci\u003eVita Prima\u003c\/i\u003e, a study of William's rhetorical skills, and a recognition of William's new take on the phrase \u003ci\u003eunitas spiritus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr. E. Rozanne Elder's expertise as a scholar of the works of William of Saint-Thierry, combined with her decades of distinguished service as a professor of history, director of the Institute of Cistercian Studies and then of the Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies, all at Western Michigan University, and as editorial director of Cistercian Publications for thirty-five years, has made her the best known of Cistercian scholars today. She is the one primarily responsible for moving Cistercian studies into the mainstream of medieval history and thought. As the gracious and indefatigable host of the annual Conference of Cistercian Studies that takes place each May as part of the International Medieval Studies Congress, she has created a community of scholars and friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e F. Tyler Sergent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879072681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDutton, Marsha L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Marsha L. Dutton, professor of medieval literature and director of graduate studies in English at Ohio University, is a longtime student of the works of Aelred of Rievaulx and of other twelfth-century Cistercian writers. She is associate editor of \u003ci\u003eCistercian Studies Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to her many articles on Cistercian thought, Dutton has written the introduction to \u003ci\u003eVita Aelredi\u003c\/i\u003e (CF 57) and edited \u003ci\u003eAelred's The Historical Works and Lives of the Northern Saints\u003c\/i\u003e (CF 56, 71) as well as preparing a critical edition of \u003ci\u003eAelred's Pastoral Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e (CF 73). She was one of the editors of \u003ci\u003eTruth as Gift: Studies in Cistercian History Honoring John R. Sommerfeldt\u003c\/i\u003e (CS 204).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40226895659123,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_66ef2803-ef36-45dd-ac72-9c24bf0ca6ef.jpg?v=1656769394","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/unity-of-spirit-268-studies-on-william-of-saint-thierry-in-honor-of-e-rozanne-elder-9780879072681","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}