About the Author: San Juan de la Cruz
San Juan de la Cruz (English: St. John of the Cross), born Juan de Yepes Ãlvarez, was a major Counter-Reformation figure, a Spanish mystic, Catholic saint, Carmelite friar & priest. He was a reformer of the Carmelite Order & is considered, along with St Teresa of Ãvila, as a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. He's also known for his writings. Both his poetry & his studies on the growth of the soul are considered the summit of mystical Spanish literature & a peak of all Spanish literature. He was canonized as a saint in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. He is one of the 33 Doctors of the Church.
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San Juan de la Cruz, Halcyon Backhouse, Alan Jamieson
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Paperback, Published in Oct 2009 by Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN10: 0340980133 | ISBN13: 9780340980132
Page count: 160
If a man wants to know for certain the road he is on he has to keep his eyes closed and walk in darkness.
'The dark night of the soul' has come to typify that condition of spiritual dryness, depression and seeming abandonment by God that many Christians experience at some stage in their lives.
In THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL, St John, a sixteenth-century Spanish mystic and poet, describes the spiritual road that leads to union with God. On this road the soul must enter the Dark Night to be stripped of its imperfections, including the famous 'seven deadly sins' - a process that often takes a number of years.
This new edition of a great spiritual classic is for all who long to find God in the middle of their darkest times. It includes an introduction from the translator and a new foreword by Alan Jamieson.
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