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John of the Cross: Selections from The Dark Night and Other Writings (HarperCollins Spiritual Classics)
John of the Cross Selections from The Dark Night and Other Writings - HarperCollins Spiritual Classics
Author: HarperCollins Spiritual Classics
John of the Cross was a sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite monk, mystic, and contemporary of Teresa of Avila who became one of Christianity's foremost spiritual teachers. He is most famous for his lyrical poetry, in which he beautifully describes a tender, loving God. This volume contains his most stirring works, including the classic The D...  more », in which John expands on the role of darkness in the spiritual journey: "It remains to be said, then, that even though this happy night darkens the spirit, it does so only to impart light concerning all things. And even though it humbles persons and reveals their miseries, it does so only to exalt them. And even though it impoverishes and empties them of all possessions and natural affection, it does so only that they may reach out divinely to the enjoyment of all earthly and heavenly things, with a general freedom of spirit in them all." -- John of the Cross

 
ISBN-13: 9780060576486
ISBN-10: 0060576480
Publication Date: 9/1/2004
Pages: 160
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Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Book Type: Paperback
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