
From the Monastery to the City
Hildegard of Bingen and Francis of Assisi
Fordham University Press
Published on 5. December 2023
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Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-5315-0601-8 (ISBN)
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This volume brings together texts of the twelfth-century Hildegard of Bingen and the early-thirteenth-century Francis of Assisi to represent religious spirituality after the Gregorian Reform and just prior to or simultaneous with the formation of universities in Western Europe. In an extraordinary way, Hildegard embodies monastic theology and spirituality and provides a contrast to the new thing that would be created with the study of theology in the new Aristotelian idiom of the universities. But equally in contrast to the Benedictine Hildegard, the thirteenth century witnessed a renewed enthusiasm for a more literal following of Christ in a life of penitence and poverty. This is a life of dependence, not on a superior and enclosed community but on the compassion of society at large. Francis would join this movement on his own terms, attract a following, and gradually formulate a spirituality that sent signals of the need to reform individual lives and the institutions of the Church. These two authors, then, are not joined here because of any shared similarity but to help illustrate two quite different spiritualities that animated the lively European twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
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New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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New edition
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5315-0601-8 (9781531506018)
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From the Monastery to the City
Hildegard of Bingen and Francis of Assisi
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Roger Haight is emeritus Visiting Professor at Union Theological Seminary. The recipient of the Alumnus of the Year award from the Divinity School of the University of Chicago in 2006, he is a Past President of the Catholic Theological Society of America and a recipient of the John Courtney Murray award for achievement in theology.
Alfred Pach III is an Associate Professor of Medical Sciences and Global Health at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and an MDiv in Psychology and Religion from Union Theological Seminary.
Amanda Avila Kaminski is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Texas Lutheran University, where she also serves as Director of the program in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship. She has written extensively in the area of Christian spirituality.
Alfred Pach III is an Associate Professor of Medical Sciences and Global Health at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and an MDiv in Psychology and Religion from Union Theological Seminary.
Amanda Avila Kaminski is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Texas Lutheran University, where she also serves as Director of the program in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship. She has written extensively in the area of Christian spirituality.
Content
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN
I - Introduction to Hildegard and the Texts 3
II - The Texts 15
Hildegard on the Prologue
Selection from Part I, Vision 4
of The Divine Works 17
Hildegard on Creation
Selection from Part II, Vision 1
of The Divine Works 39
III - Retrieving Hildegard for Christian Life Today 59
FRANCIS OF ASSISI
I - Introduction to Francis and the Texts 73
II - Foundational Texts of Francis 85
The Earlier Rule 87
Later Admonition and Exhortation
to the Brothers and Sisters of Penance 118
The Canticle of Creatures 129
A Letter to the Entire Order 133
The Testament 141
III - Retrieving Francis for Christian Life Today 147
Further Reading 161
About the Series 163
About the Editors 169
I - Introduction to Hildegard and the Texts 3
II - The Texts 15
Hildegard on the Prologue
Selection from Part I, Vision 4
of The Divine Works 17
Hildegard on Creation
Selection from Part II, Vision 1
of The Divine Works 39
III - Retrieving Hildegard for Christian Life Today 59
FRANCIS OF ASSISI
I - Introduction to Francis and the Texts 73
II - Foundational Texts of Francis 85
The Earlier Rule 87
Later Admonition and Exhortation
to the Brothers and Sisters of Penance 118
The Canticle of Creatures 129
A Letter to the Entire Order 133
The Testament 141
III - Retrieving Francis for Christian Life Today 147
Further Reading 161
About the Series 163
About the Editors 169