The Renaissance of the 11th and 12 Centuries O.C. Edwards, Jr. A History of Preaching, Abingdon Press, 2004

Chapter 8 Guibert of Nogent “it is extremely dangerous for (one) who has the obligation of preaching ever to stop studying.” p 175 “…the duty of preaching… should be extended to all who ‘live virtuously and continently” p. 175 “Preachers are advised to begin their sermons with prayer.” p 176 “Only after spiritual and intellectual preparation should the preacher give thought to issues of style.” p.176

Chapter 8 Guibert of Nogent “…not to be given at excessive length...” OC Edwards volume 2, p 153 “…a few ideas presented effectively…” OC Edwards volume 2 p. 153 “…a plethora of ideas presented at too great length leads to apathy or even hostility.” OC Edwards volume 2 p. 154 “Only after spiritual and intellectual preparation should the preacher give thought to issues of style.” OC Edwards volume 2 p.176

Chapter 8 Alan of Lille “Preaching is an open and public instruction in faith and behavior, whose purpose is the forming of [persons]; it derives from the path of reason and from the fountainhead of the “authorities”. P 178 “…three kinds of preaching are said to be that by the spoken word, by the written word, and by deed.”P 179 “Yet, however good the contents of the sermon, it should not be too long.” P 180.

Sanctification of time: Chapter 8 The daily schedule of the monastery was built around carrying out in the most literal way possible the words of the Psalmist “Seven times a day have I praised you” Psalm 119:164 Sanctification of time: “Seven times a day have I praised you” Psalm 119:164 Morning Office – Lauds First Hour of the day- Prime Third Hour – Terce Sixth Hour – Sext Ninth Hour – None Evening – Vespers Retiring – Compline Night Office – Vigil (2:00 am in the morning)

8th Chapter Bernard of Clairvaux “No one who had heard Bernard expound the text of the Bible could read it afterwards without perceiving new depths in it. This is what Bernard intended—to form habits of perceptive and reflective reading in his monks which they could use in their own private lectio divina.” P 189

8th Chapter Hildegard of Bingen “Hildegard based her authority to Preach on the prophetic calling Responsible for her great visionary trilogy…” P 200 Scivias – Know the Ways of the Lord Liber Vitae Meritorum – The Book of Life’s Merits Liber Divinorum Operum – Book of Divine Works

Chapter 9 The Irregular Teachers/Preachers Chaos: Who has authority to preach? P 214 Dominicans-Pope Hororius III called them an order of preaching brothers-committed to a homiletical mission. P. 215 (https://youtu.be/EO7cD6qmydo) Franciscans-Pope Innocent III gave permission for the Fransicans to preach, provided that their preaching be concerned with penitence and not doctrine, and that each Friar who was to preach be given personal permission by Francis. This changed as they became educated. P. 216 Priests Monks Artes praedicandi P 220 and P 223

Chapter 9 Thematic Preaching and Scholasticism Preaching aids: Collections of distinctions P 225 Stephen Langton – chapters in the Bible Florilegium – gathering of flowers Manipulus florum – Thomas Ireland Biblical Commentaries Sermon Collections (etc.)