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Enemies.--Hays, R. W. The Welsh monasteries and the Edwardian conquest.--Desmond L. A. The statute of Carlisle and the Cistercians, 1298-1369.--Telesca, W. J. The Cisterican dilemma at the close of the Middle Ages: Gallicanism or Rome.--Volz, C. Martin Luther's attitude toward Bernard of Clairvaux.--Bibliography of studies by Jeremiah F. O'Sullivan (p. 205).
The Cistercians (White Monks) were the most successful monastic experiment to emerge from the tumultuous intellectual and religious fervour of the 11th and 12th centuries. This book seeks to explore the phenomenon that was the Cistercian Order.
John R. Sommerfeldt's love of medieval scholarship and his commitment to the encouragement of young scholars are reflected in his teaching and his published works on Bernard of Clairvaux, and in the annual Kalamazoo International Medieval Studies Congress. Initiated in 1962 as a small regional conference, the Congress now draws some three thousand medievalists from around the world each year. Colleagues, former students, and friends made during Congresses across the years offer their work in his honor.
"Selected medieval documents ... includes reflections by Cistercians and scholars on the motives and the ideals of the first founders of Citeaux"--Page 4 of cover. Maps on p. 2 & 3 of cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 238).