Author: Siglind Bruhn
Publisher: Pendragon Press
ISBN: 9781576470961
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Table of contents
Knowledge and Symbolization in Saint John of the Cross
Author: Elizabeth Wilhelmsen
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The works of Juan de la Cruz contains numerous passages dealing with human cognition both ordinary and mystical. This study traces San Juan's examination of the mystic's knowledge in and through God. The sixteenth-century Spanish thinker stresses that conditionality is a fundamental character of all human knowledge, and brings to light a complex movement of contiguity between one and another mode of cognitive activity. Also discussed is the expression, through the instruments of prose and poetry, of the mystic's supereminent and therefore ineffable experience of knowledge and love. Relying upon Juan de la Cruz's own texts, it is shown how a relative communication can be effected despite the barriers separating mystical from ordinary cognition.
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The works of Juan de la Cruz contains numerous passages dealing with human cognition both ordinary and mystical. This study traces San Juan's examination of the mystic's knowledge in and through God. The sixteenth-century Spanish thinker stresses that conditionality is a fundamental character of all human knowledge, and brings to light a complex movement of contiguity between one and another mode of cognitive activity. Also discussed is the expression, through the instruments of prose and poetry, of the mystic's supereminent and therefore ineffable experience of knowledge and love. Relying upon Juan de la Cruz's own texts, it is shown how a relative communication can be effected despite the barriers separating mystical from ordinary cognition.
The Ascent to Truth
Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547537077
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
The author of The Seven Storey Mountain explores the mysticism of Saint John of the Cross. The only thing that can save the world from complete moral collapse is a spiritual revolution. . . . The desire for unworldliness, detachment, and union with God is the most fundamental expression of this revolutionary spirit. In Ascent to Truth, author and Trappist Monk Thomas Merton makes an impassioned case for the importance of contemplation. Drawing on a range of thinkers—from Carl Jung to Pope Pius XII—Merton defines the nature of contemplative experience and shows how the Christian mysticism of sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite Saint John of the Cross offers essential answers to our disquieting and troubling times. “For any who have the desire to look into meditation and contemplation . . . this is the book for which they have waited.” —New York Herald Tribune Book Review “For those who may be curious about mysticism, and for those who may be called to a life of contemplation, this is an excellent book.” —Catholic World
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547537077
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
The author of The Seven Storey Mountain explores the mysticism of Saint John of the Cross. The only thing that can save the world from complete moral collapse is a spiritual revolution. . . . The desire for unworldliness, detachment, and union with God is the most fundamental expression of this revolutionary spirit. In Ascent to Truth, author and Trappist Monk Thomas Merton makes an impassioned case for the importance of contemplation. Drawing on a range of thinkers—from Carl Jung to Pope Pius XII—Merton defines the nature of contemplative experience and shows how the Christian mysticism of sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite Saint John of the Cross offers essential answers to our disquieting and troubling times. “For any who have the desire to look into meditation and contemplation . . . this is the book for which they have waited.” —New York Herald Tribune Book Review “For those who may be curious about mysticism, and for those who may be called to a life of contemplation, this is an excellent book.” —Catholic World
Saints in the Limelight
Author: Siglind Bruhn
Publisher: Pendragon Press
ISBN: 9781576470961
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Table of contents
Publisher: Pendragon Press
ISBN: 9781576470961
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Table of contents
St. John of the Cross
Author: Colin P. Thompson
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 9780813213309
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Looking for connections between his verse and prose, Colin Thompson argues for a theological understanding of the intensely beautiful and moving poems. He seeks to explain the principles that guide St. John in his exploration of the self and its encounter with the divine, and provides an analysis of the poet' most famous symbol - the dark night of the soul."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 9780813213309
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Looking for connections between his verse and prose, Colin Thompson argues for a theological understanding of the intensely beautiful and moving poems. He seeks to explain the principles that guide St. John in his exploration of the self and its encounter with the divine, and provides an analysis of the poet' most famous symbol - the dark night of the soul."--BOOK JACKET.
The Saint John's Bible
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980016505
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980016505
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Mysticism of The Cloud of Unknowing
Author: William Johnston
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 9780823220748
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
For centuries, mystics have groped for words in which to account for the supreme reality of this experience which not only illuminates a man's mind and fills his heart with new strength, but even radically transforms his whole life. All this is said in classic and unforgettable pages by TheCloud of Unknowing, the work of an anonymous fourteenth-century English writer.
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 9780823220748
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
For centuries, mystics have groped for words in which to account for the supreme reality of this experience which not only illuminates a man's mind and fills his heart with new strength, but even radically transforms his whole life. All this is said in classic and unforgettable pages by TheCloud of Unknowing, the work of an anonymous fourteenth-century English writer.
Symbolism
Author: Steven Olderr
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786490675
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The use of symbolism is an art, not a science. Different people use symbols in a variety of ways and each symbol can have diverse meanings, even within the same culture. Not surprisingly, determining the meaning of symbols can be difficult. This valuable reference defines the general symbolism of more than 15,000 terms, from ancient to modern, as well as specialized meanings in mythology, religion, art, literature, folklore, flower language, astrology, heraldry, numerology, and cultures the world over. From "0" to "Zu," each entry catalogs all possible connotations, listed by culture when appropriate, creating the most comprehensive symbolism dictionary available.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786490675
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The use of symbolism is an art, not a science. Different people use symbols in a variety of ways and each symbol can have diverse meanings, even within the same culture. Not surprisingly, determining the meaning of symbols can be difficult. This valuable reference defines the general symbolism of more than 15,000 terms, from ancient to modern, as well as specialized meanings in mythology, religion, art, literature, folklore, flower language, astrology, heraldry, numerology, and cultures the world over. From "0" to "Zu," each entry catalogs all possible connotations, listed by culture when appropriate, creating the most comprehensive symbolism dictionary available.
Thought and Poetic Structure in San Juan de la Cruz's Symbol of Night
Author: N. Grace Aaron
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820470955
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Thought and Poetic Structure in San Juan de la Cruz's Symbol of Night is a comprehensive appraisal of the traditional critical perspectives of mysticism: philosophical, theological, literary, and psychological. Examining the a priori limitations of these approaches, the book presents an original definition of the symbol as an integral whole of experience and expression, and concludes that night is the form - the organizing principle - of spiritual life.
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820470955
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Thought and Poetic Structure in San Juan de la Cruz's Symbol of Night is a comprehensive appraisal of the traditional critical perspectives of mysticism: philosophical, theological, literary, and psychological. Examining the a priori limitations of these approaches, the book presents an original definition of the symbol as an integral whole of experience and expression, and concludes that night is the form - the organizing principle - of spiritual life.
Sacred Dreams & Life Limiting Illness
Author: Rev. Terrence P. McGillicuddy
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449781675
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Sacred Dreams & Life Limiting Illness is about friendship. It is about soul-friendship and the writers two decade experience as an Anam Cara (soul friend), Chaplain and Pastoral Counselor to persons with life-limiting illnesses. Many people living with a life-limiting illness report dream intensification and acceleration as their medical condition progresses. This book examines the psychological and spiritual significance of end-of-life dreams and how these dreams can be transformative to those searching for meaning and psychospiritual-healing in the midst of a terminal illness. The book also investigates the therapeutic value of dream therapy as a method that helps persons more effectively interface and process the existential and psychospiritual distress that accompanies life-limiting illness. Finally, this work explores through case studies how dreams can connect patients and clients to an authentic experience of the Divine and the Holy.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449781675
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Sacred Dreams & Life Limiting Illness is about friendship. It is about soul-friendship and the writers two decade experience as an Anam Cara (soul friend), Chaplain and Pastoral Counselor to persons with life-limiting illnesses. Many people living with a life-limiting illness report dream intensification and acceleration as their medical condition progresses. This book examines the psychological and spiritual significance of end-of-life dreams and how these dreams can be transformative to those searching for meaning and psychospiritual-healing in the midst of a terminal illness. The book also investigates the therapeutic value of dream therapy as a method that helps persons more effectively interface and process the existential and psychospiritual distress that accompanies life-limiting illness. Finally, this work explores through case studies how dreams can connect patients and clients to an authentic experience of the Divine and the Holy.
The Expository Times
Author: James Hastings
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description