Journey of the Soul into God

Zachary Hayes; O.F.M. & Philotheus Boehner; O.F.M.

Description

This new translation of The Journey of the Soul into God-Itinerarium Mentis in Deum-signals a milestone in Bonaventurian scholarship in North America. Based on the famed 1956 Boehner edition, this volume presents the text with a new inclusive-language translation, authoritative notes by Boehner with a new translation of their Latin content, plus the Latin text of the critical edition interfaced with the English text.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Mysticism
• Christian theology
• Theology
• Philosophy of religion
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: The Franciscan Institute
• Date de parution: 15 octobre 2002
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781576595008
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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WORKS of ST. BONAVENTURE

Itinerarium Mentis in Deum

WORKS of ST. BONAVENTURE

Itinerarium Mentis in Deum

WORKS of ST. BONAVENTURE

Itinerarium Mentis in Deum

Latin text from the Quaracchi Edition New English Translation by Zachary Hayes, O.F.M. Introduction and Commentary by Philotheus Boehner, O.F.M.

Franciscan Institute Publications The Franciscan Institute Saint Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY 14778 2002

Copyright © 2002 The Franciscan Institute St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure, New York

All rights reserved. No part of the book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Library of Congress Card Catalogue Number: 2002094592

ISBN: 1576590445

Printed in the United States of America Bookmasters Mansfield, Ohio

C ONTENTS

P REFACE ............................................................................. 7

I NTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 9 I. Saint Francis, the model of theItinerarium....... 10 II. The meaning and place of theItinerarium......... 19 III. The plan of theItinerarium................................. 27

T EXT AND T RANSLATION ..................................................... 33 Prologus ....................................................................... 34 Caput I ........................................................................ 44 Caput II ....................................................................... 62 Caput III ...................................................................... 80 Caput IV ...................................................................... 96 Caput V ...................................................................... 110 Caput VI .................................................................... 122 Caput VII ................................................................... 132

N OTES AND C OMMENTARY ................................................ 141 Prologue ..................................................................... 143 Chapter I ................................................................... 155 Chapter II .................................................................. 173 Chapter III ................................................................ 183 Chapter IV ................................................................. 201 Chapter V .................................................................. 207 Chapter VI ................................................................. 215 Chapter VII ............................................................... 217

P REFACE

he year 2001 marked the first centenary of the birth T of Fr. Philotheus Boehner, O.F.M. Born in Lichtenau, Germany. Fr. Philotheus was a member of the Province of Saxony who came to Canada and then to the United States where he worked as one of the founding members of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure’s College (now University) in New York. He died quite unexpectedly at the age of 54 in May of 1955. There can be little doubt that his work has played a major role in reviving an awareness of the great figures of the Franciscan medieval tradition in the Englishspeaking world. His courses on the history of the medieval Franciscans reached out in many directions through the students who were able to take part in them. For many, these courses opened a much richer reading of the great medieval period than was common during the twentieth century in a Catholic intellectual world dominated by a narrow vision of neoScholasticism. Those who knew Fr. Philotheus and experienced his lectures, courses, and writ- ings, were deeply impressed with his reading of the work of St. Bonaventure whose spirit he seemed to embody in his own life and work.

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S T . B ONAVENTURE ’ S I TINERARIUM MENTIS IN D EUM

Toward the end of his life, much energy and work was going into the inauguration of a series of English transla- tions known asWorks of Saint Bonaventure. Among the many works of the great Seraphic Doctor, one stands out as an exceptional jewel: theItinerarium mentis in Deum. The translation of this text together with a rich introduc- tion and commentary which relates the text to the other works of Bonaventure and to the historical sources that played such a part in the development of his thought was an unfinished project at the time of the death of Fr. Philotheus. Fortunately Sr. Emma Jane Marie Spargo, S.N.J.M., who had worked on this project with Fr. Philotheus, was able to complete the task after his death. So it was that in 1956, the Franciscan Institute was able to publish a small volume of unusual richness that brings together so much of the precious insight of one of the great masters of Christian thought and spirituality and the vi- sion of one of the outstanding modern interpreters of that work. Precisely because of the richness of this text it was felt that it should not simply appear in future catalogues as “out of print.” At the same time, because of the develop- ment of medieval studies in the intervening years and because of cultural changes that have taken place affect- ing English linguistic usages, the suggestion was made to provide a new printing of the volume that would contain all the commentary of Fr. Philotheus from the original edition together with a new translation of the Latin text. It is from that suggestion that the present volume has been developed. It is the hope of the publishers that this will remain a precious source for a serious introduction to the work of the Seraphic Doctor and an appropriate me- morial of the outstanding work of Fr. Philotheus.

Zachary Hayes, O.F.M. Catholic Theological Union Franciscan Institute