Tree of Life
St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio
Bonaventure intended his The Tree of Life as an aid to prayer. This republication of Ewert Cousins's translation returns the text to its original purpose. Follow the life of Christ through a series of forty-eight meditations beautifully illustrated with medieval images. Updated notes, a new introduction, and musical notation for the hymn Bonaventure wrote to help recall the chapters of the text also enhance this edition.
Endorsements
"This new, compact edition of The Tree of Life is a welcome gift that displays the richness of the Franciscan Catholic imagination. Indeed, it is difficult to plumb the depths of writings like the Imitation of Christ and the Spiritual Exercises without this priceless text."
—Regis J. Armstrong, OFM Cap, professor emeritus, The Catholic University of America
"The two editors make St. Bonaventure's powerful meditations on Christ more accessible. Their contribution demonstrates the profound unity of meditating on Christ in his Divine Origin, in his Incarnation among us, and as our Desired End."
—J. A. Wayne Hellmann, OFM Conv, professor emeritus, Saint Louis University
"Bonaventure's The Tree of Life offers an embodied spirituality with its presentation of the life of Jesus. Let the beauty of creation and the gift of enduring hope expressed in this little book nourish your soul."
—Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ, vice president for academic affairs, Franciscan School of Theology, San Diego, CA
Joshua C. Benson is a professor of historical and systematic theology at The Catholic University of America (2008–present). He teaches and publishes on medieval Franciscan figures and theologians.
Esther T. Jermann is a PhD candidate in the history of Christianity at The Catholic University of America, studying medieval Franciscans and their devotional literature. She has worked as an editor for Catholic and academic presses since 2020.
ISBN: 978-08091-5796-9
Paperback
$18.95
