Tau PublishingA Treatise on Inspirations
Trattato delle ispirationi · by St. Bernardine of Siena, OFM · Early Franciscan Ascetical Writings, Volume XI
translated by Fr. Campion Murray, OFM
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- ISBN, perfect bound
- 978-1-61956-136-6
- ISBN, EPUB ebook
- 978-1-61956-782-5
- ISBN, PDF ebook
- 978-1-61956-783-2
- Pages
- 184
- Size
- 5.5 × 8.5 in
- Edition
- Perfect bound first edition, August 2013
- Language
- English
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About this book
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God.” — 1 John 4:1
St. Bernardine of Siena (1380–1444), the great preacher of fifteenth-century Italy, prized prudence and discernment so highly that, near the end of his life, he wrote this treatise to help his brothers in their lives and their preaching.
Where do our inspirations come from: from God, the angels, our own nature, the world, the flesh or the devil? How can we tell good from bad, and which should be acted on? In three parts, first preached on the days after Pentecost, Bernardine sets out the variety of inspirations, twelve rules for discerning them, and their value. The result is a clear and practical guide that speaks to us today.
Translated by Campion Murray, OFM, building on the earlier work of Damien Isabell, OFM, with introductory notes on Bernardine’s life and sources and a commentary on the treatise.
Inside
- Preface and Introductory Notes: background, sources, outline, Bernardine’s life, and a commentary
- Sermon 2: The Variety of Inspirations
- Sermon 3: On the Discernment of Inspirations, twelve rules
- Sermon 4: On the Value of Inspirations
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