{"product_id":"9780141960722","title":"The Cistercian World: Monastic Writings of the Twelfth Century","description":"The Cistercian Order was born in Burgundy at the start of the twelfth century as a movement of radical renewal - an Order that survives to this day with the greater part of its written heritage preserved. This volume brings together a selection of its finest works, which speak powerfully across the centuries to modern readers. Writings by St Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090-1153) - including his letters, The Life of Malachy the Irishman, sermons on the Song of Songs and the sharply satirical Apologia for Abbot William - reveal him to be a highly individual and influential writer of the Middle Ages. Also included here are a charming description of Clairvaux, biographies of abbots and a series of exemplary stories, all drawing on the Scriptures to express intensely personal forms of monastic theology.","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072399229168,"sku":"9780141960722","price":18.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141960722_p0.jpg?v=1763656363","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141960722","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}