The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Treatises by an English Mystic of the Fourteenth Century
Author: Justin McCann
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 466
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Author: Justin McCann
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 466
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Published: 1924
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Author of The cloud of unknowing
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780809129720
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGathers six works by an anonymous fourteenth century mystic concerning spiritual life and faith.
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
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Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1465541071
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Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2014-03-01
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 1612617174
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCentral to the Christian mystical tradition is the inspired work of the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing. Rich with insights and perceptions of the obscurity and “unknowability” of God, this work reveals God as being on an entirely different plane of existence from human beings—so different that time-bound human language is inadequate to describe God exhaustively or accurately. Intellect and emotion both fail in seeking God, who can only be encountered by rejecting all common earthly means in a “cloud of forgetting” and the discovery of Godself in the dark “cloud of unknowing” that can be pierced only with a “lance of longing love.” Now, we finally have a translation that captures all of this beauty and complexity, without minimizing the nuances, all of which are explained with extensive introductions and accompanying notes. "If I could keep with me only two books and a journal, this book would be one of the books. As far as I’m concerned it’s the most important book (and among the most influential) on Christian prayer in the last two millennia. I'm delighted to endorse this fine new translation and commentary.”—The Rev. Dr. Chris Neufeld-Erdman, University Presbyterian Church, Fresno, CA , author of Beyond Chaos: Living the Christian Family in a World Like Ours and Returning to the Center: Living Prayer in a Distracting World "The Complete Cloud of Unknowing includes two classics of medieval Christian contemplative spirituality — essential reading for anyone seeking to deepen their relationship with God through the practice of silent prayer. They are rich texts, full of nuanced wisdom that often gets lost in modern translations. Father John-Julian has captured the beauty, humor and literary elegance of the original versions, but also has supplemented his translation with detailed notes that convey the subtle spiritual insight that makes these works required reading. I'm excited about this book — it's a title I will recommend both to beginners and to longstanding students of The Cloud.” —Carl McColman, author of Answering the Contemplative Call and The Lion, the Mouse and the Dawn Treader
Author: Valerie Marie Lagorio
Publisher: Scholarly Title
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marion Glasscoe
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780859912365
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese papers are the proceedings of the fourth international Exeter Symposium. They promote enquiry into, and understanding of, the medieval mystics and the cultural context to which they belong. Here, historians, literary critics, theologians, philosophers and bibliographical scholars explore ways in which the contemplative tradition was mediated and perceived in the very early and very late medieval period, and ask fundamental questions about the nature of contemporary understanding of this subject. CONTRIBUTORS: GEORGE R. KEISER, SUE ELLEN HOLBROOK, WILLIAM F. POLLARD, JAMES HOGG, SANDRA MCENTIRE, ANNE SAVAGE, PETER DINZELBACHER, NICHOLAS WATSON, PETER MOORE, ROBERT K. FORMAN
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Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2001-08-30
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 0141907592
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains The Cloud of Unknowing, The Mystical Theology of Saint Denis, The Book of Privy Counselling, and An Epistle on Prayer. Against a tradition of devotional writings which focussed on knowing God through Christ's Passion and his humanity, these texts describe a transcendent God who exists beyond human knowledge and human language. These four texts are at the heart of medival mystical theology in their call for contemplation, calm, and above all, love, as the way to understand the Divine.
Author: Justin McCann
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Published: 1952
Total Pages: 220
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Oliver S. Pickering
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Published: 2007-08
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781843841487
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume contains indexes to a university library, a monastic library, two cathedral libraries, a diocesan library and three record offices. Outstanding among the manuscripts are two Wycliffite New Testaments and John Mirk's popular sermon collection 'The Festial'.