Always a vigorous champion of papal reforms, Bernard of Clairvaux toward the end of his life saw one of his own monks raised to the papal throne as Eugene III. While acting as the new Pope's political and spiritual counsellor, the Great Cistercian abbot was tireless in advancing Eugene's policies and in defending his authority and prestige.
Both as a monk and as a strategist, Bernard realized that political astuteness needs the complement of sober and honest reflection. In Five Books on Consideration he defines 'consideration' for the Pope by examining the practical and the theological demands of the papal office.
- ISBN10 0879077379
- ISBN13 9780879077372
- Publish Date 1 August 1976
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 December 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Liturgical Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 230
- Language English