Aelred identifies the sources of human glory and misery, then points the way to the perfection of the body and each faculty of the soul and thus to the happiness of the whole human being.
A study of the many-faceted, complex, yet consistent thought of the most influential thinker of the first half of the twelfth century whose thought influenced all medieval thinkers, including Luther and Calvin.
The world's leading scholar on Bernard argues that Bernard could lead Europe politically, ecclesiastically, and spiritually because his life embodied so many ideals and values of his age, some of which had not crystallized until his coming.
