Ascent of Mount Carmel

by John of the Cross

Overview

Thomas Merton called John of the Cross "the greatest of all mystical theologians." This volume represents a contemporary English edition of John's rarely published work Ascent of Mount Carmel, a commentary on his entire spiritual vision. It recounts John's passage through a "dark night" of faith on his journey toward complete union with God. Through this humble wisdom, this classic has become an encouraging companion for people throughout the centuries who are passing through their own "dark night of the soul."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557258489
Publisher:	Paraclete Press
Publication date:	08/01/2010
Series:	Paraclete Essentials
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

Editorial Reviews

"The soul must pass through the dark night of the senses because all the passions it feels for created things are pure darkness in God's eyes," wrote the Spanish mystic Saint John of the Cross in the late 16th century. In Ascent of Mount Carmel: John of the Cross, John discusses the soul's need to pass through spiritual darkness before union with the divine can be possible. In a beautiful text that has been "edited and mildly modernized" by Henry Carrigan Jr., John offers an early treatise on his spiritual poetry, outlining themes that he fleshed out more fully in his more famous later work, Dark Night of the Soul.

Publishers Weekly

An essential introduction to one of Christianity's greatest luminaries. For spiritual seekers of all faiths, "Ascent of Mount Carmel" provides a classic roadmap for the mystical journey. CMN Trade Journal November 2002


. . .a beautiful text . . . Publishers Weekly August 2002

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