Dark Night of the Soul: A Masterpiece in the Literature of Mysticism by St. John of the Cross

John Of The Cross

ISBN 10: 0385029306 / ISBN 13: 9780385029308

Published by Image, 1959

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Synopsis:

This new edition of the Image classic, with more than 100,000 copies sold, brings E. Allison Peers's magnificent translation of St. John of the Cross's masterpiece "Dark Night of the Soul" to a new generation of readers and will renew the interest of those already familiar with its soaring poetry and timeless truths. The sixteenth-century Carmelite monk St. John of the Cross stands alongside St. Teresa of Avila as the West's best known and most beloved Christian mystic. As Peers writes in the Introduction to his definitive translation of "Dark Night of the Soul," "The most sublime of all Spanish mystics, he soars aloft on the wings of Divine love to heights known hardly to any of them... True to the character of his thought, his style is always forceful and energetic."
"Dark Night of the Soul" follows the soul's journey from a state of abandonment and darkness to a loving union with God. In a voice at once grandiose and melodious, and a style that combines the systematic theology of St. Thomas Aquinas with rapturous poetry, St. John describes the process of moving away from routine religious rituals and embracing a Being who can be known only through love. His words, Peers writes, "are a wonderful illustration of the theological truth that grace, far from destroying nature, ennobles and dignifies it, and of the agreement always found between the natural and the supernatural -- between the principles of sound reason and the sublime manifestations of Divine grace." One of the greatest contributions to the literature of mysticism, "Dark Night of the Soul" offers support and encouragement to all who seek oneness with God.

About the Author:

E. ALLISON PEERS was the translator of many great works of Spanish verse and mysticism.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dark Night of the Soul: A Masterpiece in the...
Publisher: Image
Publication Date: 1959
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable