TRS 754J 12th Century Mystical Theology
This course will be a survey of and introduction to the most important mystical works and thinkers of the twelfth century, from the Cistercians (Bernard of Clairvaux, William of St. Thierry, Aelred of Rievaulx) to the visionaries (Hildegard of Bingen, Joachim of Fiore, etc.) to the Victorines (Hugh and Richard of St. Victor). Reading important works of each, we shall situate their thought in the context of the tremendous renewal that characterized twelfth-century life and institutions.