Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah

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.

Product details

• Authors: Aelred of Rievaulx
• Assisted by: Lewis White (Translation)
• Publisher: Cistercian Publications
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.08.2018
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity
• EAN: 9780879071837
• ISBN: 978-0-87907-183-7
• Pages: 424
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 595 g
• Series: Cistercian Fathers > 83; Cistercian Fathers > 83