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The Medieval Church · c. 1147–1169
The Sermons
Isaac of Stella · c. 1100–c. 1178
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What it is
Sermons of unusual philosophical seriousness on the soul, the church as the body of Christ, and the mercy owed to sinners by a community that shares their nature.
Why it lasted
The most speculative of the Cistercian preachers, and the source of a much-quoted passage on the church's obligation to bear its members' sins.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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