Bonaventure''s ''Journey of the Soul Into God'' - Context and Commentary

"Saint Bonaventure's Journey of the Soul into God is one of the most important works in the Christian mystical tradition. In this volume, Randall Smith provides the first comprehensive commentary in English of Bonaventure's classic text. He situates the work within its historical, intellectual, and cultural contexts"--

List of contents

Introduction: Part I. Background and Context of the Itinerarium: 1. Bonaventure, the Franciscans, and the Homiletic Revolution of the Thirteenth Century; Sermo Modernus-Style Preaching and the Itinerarium: 2. Recognizing the Divisions as the Framework of the Text; 3. Where Did Bonaventure Get His Divisions?; 4. Bonaventure and the Nine Choirs of Angels; 5. Dilatatio: Methods of 'Unfolding' a Sermon; 6. Imagery as a Structuring Device; 7. Leading the Mind Back and Up to God: The Reduction of the Arts to Theology and the Itinerarium; Part II. Commentary: 8. Looking Outside: The Preface and First Pair of Wings; 9. Looking Inside: The Second Pair of Wings; 10. Looking Above: The Third Pair of Wings and the Crucified Christ; 11. Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Analytic Outline of the Itinerarium.

About the author

Randall Smith is Full Professor in the Department of Theology at the University of St. Thomas, Houston. He is the author of five books, among them Aquinas, Bonaventure and the Scholastic Culture of Medieval Paris (Cambridge, 2021).

Summary

Saint Bonaventure's Journey of the Soul into God is one of the most important works in the Christian mystical tradition. In this volume, Randall Smith provides the first comprehensive commentary in English of Bonaventure's classic text. He situates the work within its historical, intellectual, and cultural contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Randall Smith, Randall (University of St. Thomas Smith, Smith Randall
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2024
• EAN: 9781009525220
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0952522-0
• No. of pages: 512
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; BIBLES / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, Christianity, Sacred texts, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Western Europe, Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings, Relating to Christian people and groups, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Western Continental Europe, Medieval Western philosophy, Later 13th century c 1250 to c 1299