Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church: A Spiritual Reader, Paperback/Carmen Acevedo Butcher

Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church: A Spiritual Reader, Paperback/Carmen Acevedo Butcher

An publicare
2013
Nr. Pagini
256
ISBN
9781612613703

Descriere

Description Meet the incomparable St. Hildegard: nourishing, challenging, and idea-bursting. This essential reader includes selections from her songs, theological texts, liturgical music, and letters and will stir and awaken your soul. Combined with an introduction to Hildegard's life and era, a map of Hildegard's Germany, chronology, and a thorough bibliography/discography, Hildegard of Bingen provides the ideal introduction to the thought of this fascinating medieval mystic and the newest Doctor of the Church. About the Author Carmen Acevedo Butcher has spent the last twenty years studying and teaching medieval Christianity. She earned her Ph. D. in medieval studies from the University of Georgia, and teaches at Shorter University. She is also the author of Man of Blessing: A Life of St. Benedict and editor of Incandescence: 365 Readings with Women Mystics. Visit her on the Web at www. carmenbutcher. com.

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