{"product_id":"the-parables-and-the-sentences-volume-55-9780879071851","title":"The Parables and the Sentences: Volume 55","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bernard of Clairvaux | Michael Casey | Francis R. Swietek\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cistercian Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cistercian Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Devotional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over forty years Bernard of Clairvaux composed works of theology and spiritual reflection. He became the counselor of kings, nobles, popes, and scholars. He advocated a strong, reformed papacy and was the spiritual leader of the early twelfth-century European Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften overlooked, these short works by Bernard may well give readers their truest insight into the saint's sermons as his monks heard them. The Parables explore the spiritual meaning of Scripture directly and dramatically. The Sentences likely represent his sermon style before he polished his work for publication.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cistercian Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47781174575255,"sku":"9780879071851","price":2465.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780879071851.webp?v=1778051123","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-parables-and-the-sentences-volume-55-9780879071851","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}