William of Saint Thierry wrote down his reflections on the nature and greatness of love during the second decade of the twelfth century, while he was abbot of the benedictine monastery of St Thierry,
Written in reaction to the teaching of Peter Abelard and as a companion piece toThe Enigma of Faith, theMirror explores how faith knows, how reason knows, and how 'in the last analysis 'only love can
Perhaps no book was more central to medieval spirituality and mysticism," writes Bernard McGinn, "or more problematic to contemporary readers, than the Song of Songs. . . Lingering V
