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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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 (
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

9. 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.)