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St John of the Cross
There comes to all souls, at least once in life, a severe test. It is known as the Dark Night of the Soul. It is when we are beleaguered by…
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By the same author of the Dark Night of the Soul this scarce and little-known book was written while St. John was imprisoned. These stanzas reflect the importuning of soul…
Complete edition of the Dark Night of the Soul by Saint John of the Cross, translated by E. Allison Peers. This edition includes over 176 footnotes, creating a study edition…
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St John Of the Cross
Claiming to be a literary interpretation, this poem of forty stanza’s is loosely based on the Biblical book of Song of Songs. This story follows a bride that has been…
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St. John of the Cross was a Catholic saint and mystic who played a key role in the 16th century’s Counter-Reformation. This is one of his treatises.
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
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A sympathetic guide, this poem and its explication are offered to ease the task of shedding the mental trappings of human existence, and to encourage fortitude in the face of…
The Ascent Of Mount Carmel is part of four works by St. John dealing with the Dark Night of the Soul , when the individual Soul undergoes earthly and spiritual…
Saint John was a Roman Catholic mystic and a Spanish poet who wrote this work about trying to get closer to God through various steps.
The famed mystic’s incomparable guide illuminates the path to union with God. This acclaimed translation of St. John’s intensely poetic work offers a primer to his Dark Night of the…
A hauntingly powerful piece about the soul’s journey to the place of God, known in this work as Mount Carmel. Although this book refers to the Dark Night that the…
St. John of the Cross
In this spiritual masterpiece - a classic of Christian literature and mysticism - the author addresses pride, avarice, envy, and other human imperfections, describing methods of conversion through prayer, submission…
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Dark Night of the Soul narrate the journey of the soul to mystical union with God. The soul experiences two necessary purgations on the path to Divine union: the sensory…
Antonia De Nicholas
St. John (San Juan de la Cruz) is one of the greatest mystics and poets in any language. This is a new introduction and translation of St. John’s poetry (presented…
Translating poetry of 16th-century Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross, this edition includes original poems on facing pages, scholarly notes, a bibliography, and color illustrations.
Wyatt North
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591) was a major reformer of the Carmelite Order. He was canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. What he accomplished in…
John Paul II
The attraction to Pope John Paul II was an attraction no just to the human charism and magnetism of the Pope. It was an attraction to a profoundly spiritual human…
Apart from the introduction by Fr Stuart, this title consists of passages from St John’s own writings. It sets out in continuous and convenient form all the essential points in…
E. Alison Peers
This study of St. John of the Cross is a companion volume to Professor Allison Peers’ portrait of St. Teresa of Jesus. It is written for those making their first…
E Allison Peers
THIS 16 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Spirit of Flame A Study of St. John of the Cross, by E. Allison Peers. To purchase the entire book, please…
Contents: early life; from Duruelo to Avila; prison; Beas and Monte Calvario; Baeza and Granada; last days; character; uniqueness of St. John of the Cross; poet’s poet; mystic’s mystic; stumbling…
The Sisters of Notre Dame,Father Benedict Zimmerman
This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
A detailed study of the life and teachings of St. John of the Cross, one of the most important mystics in the Christian tradition. Peers's analysis provides a rich and…
Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan is well known for his ‘expository’ works on Spanish history and literature, and, in this 1975 book, returns to an early interest in the Spanish mystics to produce…
Edgar Allison Peers
Originally published in 1932, this book presents the content of the Rede Lecture for that year, which was delivered by Edgar Allison Peers at Cambridge University. This book will be…
Noel O'Donoghue
Gathers together the author’s reflections on the three mystical doctors of the Catholic Church: St Teresa of Avila ( Woman of Vision ), St John of the Cross ( Man…
Pablo Maria Garrido
The relationship of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross to their brothers and sisters in the Carmelite Order and the impact these two mystics had upon…
