| Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah: Volume 83 Contributor(s): Aelred of Rievaulx (Author), White, Lewis (Translator), Dutton, Marsha L. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0879071834 ISBN-13: 9780879071837 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - Prophets - Religion | Christianity - Saints & Sainthood - Religion | Monasticism |
| LCCN: 2017963026 |
| Series: Cistercian Fathers |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During his twenty years as abbot of the Yorkshire monastery of Rievaulx, Aelred preached many sermons: to his own monks, in other monasteries, and at significant gatherings outside the cloister. In these thirty-one homilies on Isaiah chapters 13-16, together with an introductory Advent sermon, Aelred interprets the burdens that Isaiah prophesied against the nations according to their literal, allegorical, and moral senses. He sees these burdens as playing a role both in the history of the church and in the progress of the individual soul. This collection of homilies is an ambitious, unified work of a mature monk, synthesizing biblical exegesis, ascetical teaching, spiritual exhortation, and a theory of history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dutton, Marsha L.: - 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 Cistercian Studies Quarterly. In addition to her many articles on Cistercian thought, Dutton has written the introduction to Vita Aelredi (CF 57) and edited Aelred's The Historical Works and Lives of the Northern Saints (CF 56, 71) as well as preparing a critical edition of Aelred's Pastoral Prayer (CF 73). She was one of the editors of Truth as Gift: Studies in Cistercian History Honoring John R. Sommerfeldt (CS 204).White, Lewis: - Lewis White has been a professor and translator at the Language Center of the Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca, Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, Mexico, since 2009. His translations of Aelred of Rievaulx's Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah (CF 83) and of some of the liturgical sermons from Aelred's Durham Collection (CF 80) were published by Cistercian Publications in 2018. |
