Saint Bernard on Consideration (De Consideratione)
Bernard of Clairvaux (George Lewis, trans.) · 1908
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Description
George Lewis translated Saint Bernard's On Consideration into English in 1908. Bernard wrote the work, known in Latin as De Consideratione, for Pope Eugenius the Third. Eugenius had been a monk under Bernard at Clairvaux before his election, which gave the old abbot a rare right to speak plainly to a pope.
Across five books, Bernard tells the pope what he owes to himself, to his office, and to God. He warns against a court drowned in business and flattery, and urges time for prayer and thought. The result is frank counsel on power from a man who refused office for himself. Readers have long treated the book as an honest mirror in which rulers can see what their power is doing to them.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bernard of Clairvaux (George Lewis, trans.) |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1908 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 339 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |
Source: https://archive.org/details/bernarddeclirvau00bernuoft