{"product_id":"sky-blue-is-the-sapphire-crimson-hilary-costello-9780879075699","title":"Sky-Blue Is the Sapphire, Crimson the Rose: Still Point of Desire in John of Forde Volume 69","description":"\u003cp\u003e Simple and direct, John of Forde writes in a way that is also profound and often distinctly original. He is a theologian with a flair for language that appeals to ordinary readers, a monk in a very masculine world who is not afraid of deep emotional feelings. Few other spiritual writers can achieve his poignancy without trailing into sentimentality. Yet for seven hundred years John has remained largely unknown and ignored. He passed much of his life at the Cistercian abbey of Forde in southwest England at the end of the twelfth century, active in the Order and well-known among his contemporaries. Only with the publication of his sermons on the Song of Songs, first in Latin and then in English, has he become known to moderns, even modern Cistercians. Here in one volume is an introduction to his spirituality, typical of his age and Order and yet ageless. His charm for readers today lies in the genial simplicity of his style, which speaks directly to the heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHilary Costello, OCSO, (1926-2018), was a monk of Mount Saint Bernard Abbey in England, where he served as guest master, and the editor of the critical Latin edition of the Sermons of John of Forde on the Song of Songs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hilary Costello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0879075694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879075699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.96w x 0.77d","brand":"Hilary Costello","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47039774032127,"sku":"9780879075699","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5ede267-94c5-4fe3-8837-5bb8d9a4240e.jpg?v=1752752525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sky-blue-is-the-sapphire-crimson-hilary-costello-9780879075699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}