The Last of the Fathers: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and the Encyclical Letter, Doctor Mellifluus

Year 1954
Type Book
Genre church history
Tradition Catholic
Original language English

For For readers who want a short introduction to Bernard of Clairvaux from a Cistercian; not a full biography.

Should I read this?

For the general reader: 3 of 5 worth your time
For the researcher: 3 of 5 worth your time
Difficulty: 2 of 5 moderate

A short study of Bernard of Clairvaux written for the 800th anniversary of his death, with Pius XII's encyclical on him.

How it proceeds

Philosophic 2 of 5
Scriptural 2 of 5
Experiential 3 of 5
Sociological 1 of 5
Historical 4 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

A short book on Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), published by Harcourt, Brace in New York and Hollis and Carter in London in 1954 (123 pages, with index and bibliography). It was written for the eighth centenary of Bernard's death in 1953, the year Pope Pius XII issued the encyclical Doctor Mellifluus naming Bernard "the last of the Fathers"; the book prints the encyclical with Merton's study of Bernard's life and teaching. It reflects the study of the Cistercian Fathers that runs from The Spirit of Simplicity (1948) to his novitiate conferences.

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