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…

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in…

Originally published in 1951, this volume gives a general survey of the Golden Age of Spanish mysticism, following this with translations of extracts from 15 leading authors in this field.

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…

This book is a short introduction to a subject the vastness of which would require many volumes to do it justice. Some account is given of the nature of Spanish…

Instead of the Thorn follows Elizabeth Arden a young woman raised by a cold distant father and a prim proper aunt. Unsurprisingly Elizabeth comes of age with no sense of…

In this classic of Christian mysticism, a Carmelite nun describes her struggles and ultimate union with God. St. Teresa recounts her childhood, spiritual crises, and embrace of the contemplative life.

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…