Sicut Lilium inter Spinas

Sicut Lilium inter Spinas
Author: Camilla Caporicci
Publisher: Herbert Utz Verlag
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2018-03-21
Genre: European literature
ISBN: 3831646783

The relationship between literature and religion is a crucial element in the definition of every cultural system. Literary traditions developed in such close connection with religious thought, symbolism, institutions and practices, that our understanding of both literary and religious expressions of an age necessarily depends on our consideration of their interconnectedness. This is particularly true for such a controversial age as the European Renaissance: a period that witnessed the rise of national states and the great Catholic-Protestant schism; a rediscovery of classical antiquity and a new approach to the biblical text; the flourishing of literature and art and strong politico-religious censorship; a definite advancement in philosophical, scientific and political thought, and a profound redefinition of the relationships and boundaries between the sacred and profane. By taking into account different literary and cultural systems, and being open to a plurality of approaches, this volume explores the relationship between literature and religion in a period crucial to the development of European cultural identity, offering both innovative readings of world-famous works and a (re)discovery of less familiar texts.

Reading the Song of Songs with St. Thomas Aquinas

Reading the Song of Songs with St. Thomas Aquinas
Author: Serge-Thomas Bonino
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2022-08-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0813235987

St. Thomas Aquinas never commented on the Song of Songs. The purpose of this book is to demonstrate, however, that he meditated on it and absorbed it, so that the words of the Song are for him a familiar repertoire and a theological source. His work contains numerous citations of the Song, not counting his borrowings of vocabulary and images from it. In total, there are 312 citations of the Song in Aquinas’s corpus, along with citations of the Song that are found in citations that Aquinas makes of other authors (as for example in the Catena aurea). Understanding the purpose and placement of these citations significantly enriches our understanding of Aquinas as a theologian, biblical exegete, and spiritual master. The book contains an Appendix listing and contextualizing each citation. The study of the citations of the Song especially illuminates Aquinas’s spiritual doctrine. By citing the Song, Aquinas emphasizes the spiritual life’s path of dynamic ascent, through an ever increasing participation in the mystery of the nuptial union of Christ and the Church through love. The Song also highlights the eschatological tension or yearning present in the spiritual life, which is ordered to the fullness of beatific vision. Although Aquinas’s theology is highly “intellectual,” by citing the Song he brings out the affective character of the spiritual life and conveys the centrality of love in the soul’s journey toward Christ. He also draws together contemplation and preaching through his use of the Song.

V-7 Ordinis quinti tomus septimus

V-7 Ordinis quinti tomus septimus
Author: C.S.M. Rademaker
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2013-09-02
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004250875

This volume contains some of the theological writings of Erasmus, viz. a sermon on God's immense mercy, a comparison of a virgin and a martyr, a sermon on the young Jesus, a short treatise on the sorrow of Jesus in Gethsemane, the adhortation to read the Bible, which is one of the prefaces of Erasmus' New Testament project, and a commentary on two hymns by Prudentius on Christmas and Epiphany. The volume shows some aspects of Erasmus' theology and spirituality, embedded in the Roman Catholic Church and the liturgy of the mass.

A Companion to Music in Sixteenth-Century Venice

A Companion to Music in Sixteenth-Century Venice
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2017-12-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004358307

This book offers an overview of all facets of musical life in sixteenth-century Venice. It addresses the city’s institutions (churches, confraternities, and academies) against the background of public and private occasions of music making. Supported by a generous collection of archival, literary, and iconographical sources, it treats both ceremonial life in the Serenissima and private forms of patronage. The Companion also addresses the dense web of musical activity (from chapel masters and singers to instrumentalists and instrument makers to music printers and theorists) and the rich variety of styles and musical genres (the frottola, the madrigal, motets and masses, instrumental music, polychoral music, Venetian-language polyphony), broadening the geographical perspective beyond the Veneto to Istria and Dalmatia. Contributors are Rodolfo Baroncini, Sherri Bishop, Bonnie J. Blackburn, David Bryant, Ivano Cavallini, Paolo Da Col, Daniel Donnelly, Rebecca Edwards, Iain Fenlon, Jonathan Glixon, Don Harrán (†), Jeffrey Kurtzman, Giulio M. Ongaro, Francesco Passadore, Elena Quaranta, Katelijne Schiltz, Eleanor Selfridge-Field, and Giovanni Zanovello.

The Glories of Mary

The Glories of Mary
Author: Saint Alphonsus de Liguori
Publisher: Catholic Way Publishing
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2014-09-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1783792167

THE GLORIES OF MARY SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI — A Classic! — Includes 1,934 Active Linked Endnotes — Includes an Active Index, Table of Contents and NCX Navigation — Includes Illustrations by Giovanni Antonio Canal Publisher: Available in Paperback: ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-214-6 This classic devotional work testifies to Saint Alphonsus de Liguori love of Mary and is a treasury of Marian stories and teachings. In a fittingly scholastic style, he develops and extols the many virtues of devotion to the Blessed Virgin. The Glories of Mary is divided into two parts. In Part I, Saint Alphonsus provides a phrase-by-phrase examination of the Marian hymn “Hail Holy Queen”. Part II contains meditations on various Marian themes, including her major feasts, her seven sorrows, her virtues, and practices of devotion in her honour. PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING

The Saint Alphonsus de Liguori Collection [30 Books]

The Saint Alphonsus de Liguori Collection [30 Books]
Author: Saint Alphonsus de Liguori
Publisher: Catholic Way Publishing
Total Pages: 9245
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1783794917

THE SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI COLLECTION [30 BOOKS] CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING — 25 Books in One E-Book: The Complete Ascetical Works and More — Over 3.5 Million Words. 18,824 Active Linked Endnotes — Includes an Active Index and 25 Table of Contents for Each Book — Includes Illustrations by Gustave Dore Saint Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, C.Ss.R. (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787), was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists). In 1762 he was appointed Bishop of Sant'Agata dei Goti. A prolific writer, he published nine editions of his Moral Theology in his lifetime, in addition to other devotional and ascetic works and letters. Among his best known works are The Glories of Mary and The Way of the Cross, the latter still used in parishes during Lenten devotions. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI. Pope Pius IX proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church in 1871. One of the most widely read Catholic authors, Alphonsus Liguori is the patron saint of confessors. ———BOOKS——— THE COMPLETE ASCETICAL WORKS Vol. I: Preparation for Death Vol. II: The Way of Salvation and of Perfection Vol. III: The Great Means of Salvation and of Perfection Vol. IV: The Incarnation Birth and Infancy of Jesus Christ Vol. V: The Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ Vol. VI: The Holy Eucharist Vol. VII & VIII: The Glories of Mary Vol. IX: The Victories of the Martyrs Vol. X & XI: The True Spouse of Jesus Christ Vol. XII: Dignity and Duties of the Priest Vol. XIII: The Holy Mass Vol. XIV: The Divine Office Vol. XV: Preaching Vol. XVI: Sermons for All the Sundays in the Year Vol. XVII: Miscellany Vol. XVIII: Letters of Saint Alphonsus de Liguori THE WORKS OF SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI Saint Alphonsus de Liguori Biography How to Pray at All Times The Way of the Cross The History of Heresies and their Refutation Uniformity with God’s Will The School of Christian Perfection The Religious State Sermons Upon Various Subjects Devout Reflections on Various Spiritual Subjects The Life of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori FIVE POPULAR BOOK EXCERPTS The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ Visits to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell Nine Discourses for Times of Calamities The Seven Sorrows of Mary SEVEN ARTICLES By and About Saint Alphonsus de Liguori PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING

Applied Emblems in the Cathedral of Lugo

Applied Emblems in the Cathedral of Lugo
Author: Carme López Calderón
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2021-02-08
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9004447687

An interpretation of the emblematic programme found in the Chapel of Nuestra Señora de los Ojos Grandes (Galicia, Spain), consisting of 58 emblems painted c.1735.