Long before Bonaventure was called "The Prince of Mystics" by Leo XIII or "The Seraphic Doctor" by John Gerson, he was known throughout the Christian world as "The Devout Teacher." Professor Ewert Cousins says in his introduction, "In the history of Western Spirituality, Bonaventure holds a central and pivotal position. The 13th century friar, professor at the University of Paris, minister general of the Franciscan Order, cardinal and advisor to popes, played a major role in the spiritual ferment of the high Middle Ages…when Islamic, Jewish and Christian spirituality were flourishing-he produced one of the richest syntheses of Christian spirituality. Although cosmic in its scope, it was distinctively Christian in its content, grounded in the doctrine of the Trinity and devotion to the humanity of Christ. Within Christianity he achieved a striking integration of Eastern and Western elements." The three works contained in this volume offer the core of his vision. In The Soul's Journey into God, considered Bonaventure's masterpiece, he takes the six-winged Seraph as the symbol for the six stages of contemplation in which the created world is seen as a reflection of God. The Tree of Life is a simple meditation on the life of Jesus, "based on the Gospel accounts" in which "Christ is seen as the Tree of Life on whose branches blossom such virtues as humility, piety, patience, constancy and justice." The Life of St. Francis was the official biography commissioned by the Franciscan Order in 1260. The editor of this volume, Dr. Ewert Cousins, is Professor of Theology, Fordham University and Visiting Professor, Columbia University. He is Director of the Spirituality Graduate Program at Fordham. Ignatius Brady, O.F.M., who wrote the preface to this volume, is one of the world's leading authorities on Bonaventure and early Franciscan spirituality. He is Prefect of the Theology Section of the Franciscan research center, Collegio S. Bonaventura at Grottaferrata near Rome.

Bonaventure: The Soul's Journey Into God / The Tree of Life / The Life of St. Francis (The Classics of Western Spirituality) (English and Latin Edition)

Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal

Cousins, Ewert

Religion & Spirituality

Paulist Pr

From the cover: " Bonaventure of Bagnorea; Cardinal, Seraphic Doctor and Saint, appears to us as the most modern of the great philosophers of the thirteenth century. He is also one of the less well-known, because the historical development of the Church tended to follow Aristotelian intellectualism. In our day, however, there is a very distinct return to the dynamic and existential views of which Bonaventure is an eloquent precursor. His modern relevance is being stressed in both college and post-graduate courses." " The 15 homilies selected out of some 7000 are "representative" of Bonaventure's early preaching (1250) and his voice before he died (1273). These elections include homilies fully recorded in manuscripts to mere outlines jotted down. They represent various congregations: Franciscans, Dominicans, students, people; and places: Paris, Lyons, Assisi, etc. They penetrate both the Saint's philosophical and theological insights and demonstrate his expertise in rhetorical techniques and rhythmic prose. Most of all they mirror forth the Saint's wisdom, knowledge, and mystical love that flows through and bursts forth from his words inviting, enticing, rewarding us with a touch of the depth and joy of his close unity with Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."

Bonaventure Rooted in Faith Homilies to a Contemporary World (English and Latin Edition)

Franciscan Pr

Works of Bonaventure: Mystical Opuscula

Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts

Book by Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal, Cunningham, Lawrence

The Mind's Journey to God (Itinerarium Mentis and Deum)

Cunningham, Lawrence

A forty-day retreat ideal for Lent presents the basic theological concepts found in Saint Bonaventure's great work The Journey of the Human Person Into God (The Jouney of the Soul Into God), providing selected readings, reflections by the two authors, and exercises the reader can carry out in daily life. Original.

The Journey into God: A Forty-Day Retreat With Bonaventure, Francis and Clare

Raischl, Josef

Cirino, Andre

Franciscan Media

Stimulis Diuini Amoris That Is, the Goade of Divine Love, Verie Proper and Profitable for All Deuout Persons to Read / Written in Latin by S. Bonavent

EEBO Editions, ProQuest

The Life of Saint Francis

Nabu Press

S. R. E. Cardinalis S. Bonaventur] ...: Opera Omnia Sixti V ... Jussu Diligentissime Emendata; Accedit Sancti Doctoris Vita, Una Cum Diatriba Historic (Latin Edition)

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de Humanae Cognitionis Ratione - Primary Source Edition (Latin Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Bonaventurae, Collegium S.

Philosophy

Bonaventure of Bagnoregio was a great theologian, Franciscan, and saint. His lifetime work and his many writings have given us the key to understanding not only the Franciscan movement and its gifts to the Church and humanity, but have lcd us to a deeper understanding of God. In this masterful anthology Johnson shows us that Bonaventure's writings cannot be reduced to simple genius, random chance, or singular inspiration. He illustrates how they are linked to communities of men and women, religious and lay. who serve as the matrix for Bonaventure's profund spiritual journey. In the same way Bonaventure's life cannot be understood without reference to Francis of Assasi and those who follow his way. This is the perfect introduction to Saint Bonaventure and the Franciscan spiritual way.

Bonaventure: Mystic of God's Word

Johnson, Elliot

Johnson, Timothy J.

New City Pr

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