Works by Frances Bevan
- Hymns of Ter Steegen and Others (Second Series)
Description: Collected hymns.
- Hymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others
Description: This collection contains English translations of some of the best-known German Pietist
poems and hymns throughout the centuries. Characteristic of their Pietist authors, the
hymns' contents are deeply personal and sometimes mystical. Fortunately, little beauty
and meaning is lost in Bevan's fine translations. The works of Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-
1769) and Heinrich Seuse, also known as Henry Suso (1300-1366), among others, are
included.
Kathleen O'Bannon
CCEL Staff
- Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde
Description: Extracts from the book of Matilda of Magdeburg
Selected and Translated by Frances Bevan
- Three Friends of God: Records from the Lives of John Tauler, Nicholas of Basle, Henry Suso
Description: The Friends of God are an informal group of Catholic
mystics who organized themselves in Germany and Switzerland in the early
14th century. These Friends strove to deepen both their communal
relationships as well as their inner spirituality. Tauler was a master
of combining the mystical with the concrete, the spiritual with the
practical. He taught that each human has a desire for God which is
satisfied through detachment from earthly things. Suso also believed
that to achieve perfect, soul-level union with God, a person had to die
to himself and become detached from the world. History provides a "very
imperfect sketch" of Nicholas Basle according to Bevan. For many years,
Basle was thought to be the mysterious "Master" described in many of the
Friends' documents, but it was later discovered that the Master was a
fictional character. Bevan's book is a biographical narrative of these
three Friends' lives complete with dialogue. They discuss numerous
facets of Catholicism and mysticism, and readers interested in these
subjects will enjoy the work.
Abby Zwart
CCEL Staff Writer
