The Scale of Perfection : A Medieval Guide to Contemplative Prayer, Christian Mysticism, and the Soul's Loving Union with God

Language: English

Published by Sharp Ink, 2024

8028377211 / 9788028377212

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Walter Hilton's The Scale of Perfection is one of the major works of late medieval English spirituality, a carefully ordered guide to the contemplative life. Written in a lucid, pastoral prose rather than ornate scholastic argument, it presents the soul's ascent from active moral discipline to inward reformation and loving union with God. Its literary context is the fourteenth-century flowering of vernacular devotion, alongside writers such as Julian of Norwich and the author of The Cloud of Unknowing. Hilton, an Augustinian canon and spiritual director, wrote from within a disciplined religious culture yet addressed readers beyond the cloister, including devout laypeople seeking guidance amid worldly responsibilities. His training in theology, canon law, and pastoral care shaped a work both doctrinally cautious and psychologically perceptive. He is especially attentive to self-deception, pride, scrupulosity, and the need for grace, which gives his counsel enduring moral seriousness. This book is recommended to readers interested in Christian mysticism, medieval English prose, or the history of spiritual formation. Its measured wisdom, humane realism, and elegant structure make it not merely a historical monument but a still-readable manual of interior renewal.…

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Title
The Scale of Perfection : A Medieval Guide to Contemplative Prayer, Christian Mysticism, and the Soul's Loving Union with God
Author
Walter Hilton
Publisher
Sharp Ink
Publication year
2024
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Taschenbuch
Language
English
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8028377211
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9788028377212
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315 grams
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229x152x12 mm

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