Dark Night of the Soul

Starr, Mirabel (Introduction by)/ Moore, Thomas (Foreword by)

ISBN 10: 1573229741 / ISBN 13: 9781573229746

Published by Riverhead Trade, 2003

reprint edition. 208 pages. 7.75x4.75x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 1573229741

Synopsis:

While imprisoned in a tiny prison cell for his attempts to reform the Church, sixteenth-century Spanish mystic John of the Cross composed many of his now classic poems of the soul's longing for God. Written on a scroll smuggled to him by one of his guards, his songs are the ultimate expression of the spiritual seeker's journey from estranged despair to blissful union with the divine

After escaping his captors, John fell into a state of profound ecstasy and wrote Dark Night of the Soul. Later, he added an important commentary to his poem to guide other searching souls along the arduous path to communion with God. Here, for the first time, a scholar unaffiliated with the Catholic Church has translated this timeless work. Mirabai Starr, who has studied Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism, lends the seeker's sensibility to John's powerful text and brings this classic work to the twenty-first century in a brilliant and beautiful rendering

About the Author: Thomas Moore, Ph.D., wrote the phenomenal #1 bestsellers Care of the Soul and SoulMates as well as many other successful books. Moore was a Catholic monk for twelve years and later became a psychotherapist, earning degrees in theology, musicology, and religion. Moore now lectures extensively throughout North America.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dark Night of the Soul
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New