Spiritual authority and temporal power
by Guénon, René, Fohr, Samuel D.
fromCollected works of René Guénon
by Guénon, René, Fohr, Samuel D.
fromCollected works of René Guénon
This book examines the relationship between ecclesiastical authority and secular power in the writings of the twelfth-century figure, St Bernard of Clairvaux. The aftermath of the Investiture Controversy left the relationship between the Church and imperial power in ruins. In re…