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Medieval Cistercian History: Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 9

By (author) Thomas Merton, OCSO, Edited by Patrick F. Oï¿½Connell, Preface by William R. Grimes

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Thomas Mertonâ€™s deep roots in his own Cistercian tradition are on display in the two sets of conferences on the early days of the Order included in the present volume. The first surveys the relevant monastic background that led up to the foundation of the Abbey of CÃ®teaux in 1098 and goes on to consider the contributions of each of the first three abbots of the â€œNew Monasteryâ€ that would become the epicenter of the most dynamic religious movement of the early twelfth century. The second set investigates the arc of medieval Cistercian history in the two centuries following the death of Saint Bernard, in which the Order moves from being ahead of its time, in its formative stages, to being representative of its time in its most powerful and influential phase, to becoming regressive with the rise of new religious currents that begin to flow in the thirteenth century. Merton stresses the need to respect the complexity of the actual lived reality of Cistercian life during this period, to â€œbeware of easy generalizationsâ€ and instead consider the full range of factual data. The result is a richly nuanced picture of the development of early Cistercian life and thought that serves as a fitting concluding volume to the series of Mertonâ€™s novitiate conferences providing a thorough â€œInitiation into the Monastic Tradition.â€

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