Obeying the truth : discretion in the spiritual writings of Saint Catherine of Siena / Grazia Mangano Ragazzi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mangano Ragazzi, Grazia.

Standardized Title:

In obbedienza alla verita. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380.

Catherine.

Discretion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Grazia Mangano Ragazzi offers an in-depth examination of the concept of discretion in the spiritual writings of Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), who is honoured as one of the few female 'Doctors' of the Catholic Church.

Contents:

Cover; OBEYING THE TRUTH; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; General introduction ; PART ONE TEXTUAL CRITICISM Is the Teaching Found in Her Writings Attributable to Catherine? ; 1. Textual criticism of Catherine's writings ; 2. Composition and authenticity of the Letters

3. Composition and authenticity of the Dialogue 4. Composition and authenticity of the Prayers ; PART TWO ANALYSIS Textual Examination: The Meaning and Role of Discretion in Catherine's Writings; 5. A first approach: Discretion in the Dialogue ; 6. An additional perspective: Discretion in the Letters

7. Afinal step: Discretion in the Prayers PART THREE COMPARISON IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE The Origins of Catherine's Discretion: From the Tradition of Discretio and Prudence to the Synthesis of Thomas Aquinas and the Reflections by Some of Catherine's Contemporaries

8. A brief sketch of the tradition of Discretio (including Discretio Spirituum) 9. From Augustine to Aquinas's synthesis of the tradition of Discretio with the Aristotelian teaching on prudence ; 10. Domenico Cavalca and some contemporaries of Catherine

PART FOUR SYNTHESIS Discretion between Mysticism and Morality 11. Catherine's reflection as an example of supernatural Christian mysticism ; 12. The central role of discretion in Catherine's spirituality ; General conclusions ; Select bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013).

ISBN:

1-306-15244-5

0-19-934452-3

OCLC:

868916066