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On Loving God

Bernard of Clairvaux · Christianity · c. 1126

Bernard of Clairvaux's compact treatise on the four degrees of love — from loving oneself for one's own sake, through loving God for one's own sake and loving God for God's sake, to the rare fourth degree in which one loves even oneself for God's sake.

6 chapters · ~68 min read · 37 commentary notes

Reads the way it looks in Gnosis — themes, type, and notes included. No account.