Saint Bernard: A New Dawn ~ The Imaginative Conservative

Saint Bernard: A New Dawn ~ The Imaginative Conservative

It is above all Saint Bernard, particularly through his innovative mystical theology, who shaped the theology of the later Middle Ages and also of modern times. The history of Christian spirituality is rather like a roller coaster with continual ups and downs, as renewal is followed by decline as the human spirit inevitably falters and falls despite best efforts. When monks who had attained spiritual paternity led renewal all was well, but sadly…