Dark Night of the Soul

Informationen zum Autor Saint John of the Cross (1542-91) was a Spanish mystic and a Carmelite friar and priest. He is known for his reforming of the Carmelite Order and his writings, most famously THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL. Klappentext 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.A new edition of the classic that has helped people in times of spiritual darkness Zusammenfassung A new edition of the classic that has helped people in times of spiritual darkness

About the author

Halcyon Backhouse is a writer and editor with her company, Watermark, which she manages with her husband, Robert.

Product details

• Assisted by: Halcyon Backhouse (Editor)
• Authors: Saint John, St John of the Cross, Halcyon Backhouse, St John Of The Cross, St John of the Cross
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 15.10.2009
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works
• EAN: 9780340980132
• ISBN: 978-0-340-98013-2
• Pages: 160
• Dimensions (packing): 12.9 x 19.8 x 1.1 cm
• Series: Hodder Classics; Hodder Classics
• Subjects: Religion, Jesus, bible, RELIGION / Spirituality, Theology, Christianity, Prayer, Spirituality and religious experience, devotional, Evangelical, christian books, christian gifts, the Church