De diligendo Deo
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De diligendo Deo is a spiritual treatise by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux that explores the nature, reasons, and degrees of loving God.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treatise on the Love of God | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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spiritual treatise ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
Christians seeking spiritual growth
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monks ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cistercian spirituality
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monastic theology ⓘ |
| author |
Bernard of Clairvaux
NERFINISHED
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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | medieval monasteries ⓘ |
| composedIn | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
degrees of loving God
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nature of loving God ⓘ reasons for loving God ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
disinterested love of God
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primacy of divine love ⓘ progressive growth in charity ⓘ |
| genre | treatise ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Catholic spiritual theology
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Christian devotional literature ⓘ medieval mysticism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Augustinian theology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
four degrees of love
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gratitude for divine benefits ⓘ love of God for His own sake ⓘ purification of love ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian spirituality
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love of God ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Bernardine corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameAuthor |
De gradibus humilitatis et superbiae
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Sermons on the Song of Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
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Western Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Christian spiritual theology courses
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medieval theology studies ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline |
moral theology
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spiritual theology ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | De diligendo Deo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | On Loving God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenByMemberOf | Cistercian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Treatise on the Love of God
this entity surface form:
Treatise on the Love of God