Autobiography of Madame Guyon

by Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon, Thomas Taylor Allen (Translator)

Overview

Madame Guyon (1648-1717) wrote this introspective account of her life while imprisoned unjustly. Her only crime was that of loving God, yet it was the church itself which had imprisoned her. In describing this autobiography she said 'My earnest wish is to paint in true colors the goodness of God to me, and the depth of my own ingratitude.' Her amazing recognition of God's grace, coupled with an acute awareness of her own sinfulness, forms the heart of this story.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186771395
Publisher:	Far West Travel Adventure
Publication date:	08/30/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	489 KB

About the Author

Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (Commonly known as Madame Guyon, French: 13 April 1648 – 9 June 1717) was a French mystic accused of advocating Quietism, although she never called herself a Quietist. Quietism was considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church, and she was imprisoned from 1695 to 1703 after publishing the book A Short and Very Easy Method of Prayer.

Thomas Taylor Allen (1837–1927) translated the work from French.