Bernard of Clairvaux: the Man behind the Image
This article marks the ninth centenary of the birth of St. Bernard and offers a new reading of his character and the context in which he lived. While acknowledging the grounds for Bernard's apparent hard-nosed right-wing piety, the author also shows Bernard to be a sensitive reformer of the Chu...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1990
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Pacifica
Year: 1990, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 269-287 |
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Summary: | This article marks the ninth centenary of the birth of St. Bernard and offers a new reading of his character and the context in which he lived. While acknowledging the grounds for Bernard's apparent hard-nosed right-wing piety, the author also shows Bernard to be a sensitive reformer of the Church. In Bernard's subtle and passionate writings a thousand years of western tradition came alive. |
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ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X9000300303 |