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Gilbert of Hoyland

Sermons on the Song of Songs

  • Paperback
  • 197 pages
  • Publisher: Liturgical Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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For Christians seeking deeper understanding of love

Uncovers the beauty of holiness through Gilbert's words

You will be inspired to deepen your relationship with God

Discover the profound insights of Gilbert of Hoyland's sermons on the Song of Songs.

To encounter a person who makes holiness attractive is an enviable experience. Such a person was Gilbert of Hoyland, abbot of the cistercian monastery of Swineshead in Lincolnshire, a friend of Aelred of Rievaulx, and the continuator of the sermons on the Song of Songs begun by Bernard of Clairvaux. When the great saint of Clairvaux died in 1153, his sermon commentary had reached only the first four verses of chapter three of the Canticle. Gilbert took up the task, but left the commentary unfinished at his death. It was brought to completion by another english abbot, John of Forde. Those who know and admire Bernard's eloquence and contemplative insight will enjoy making the acquaintance of his successors. While conscious of continuing Bernard's work and remaining true to his spirit, they infused their sermons with their own personalities and shared their own rich experiences of God. As Lawrence C. Braceland says in his introduction to this first english translation of Gilbert's work, 'Gilbert is an experience. He has found the Beloved.'
Gilbert of Hoyland and Sermons on the Song of Songs, Volume 2
Sermons on the Song of Songs, Volume 2Gilbert of Hoyland

  • Title

    Gilbert of Hoyland

  • Author

    Lawrence C. Braceland

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Liturgical Press

  • Published

    November 1978

  • Weight

    268g

  • Page Count

    197

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780879072995

  • ISBN-10

    0879072997

  • Eden Code

    4306897

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