| Edition |
[First edition]. |
| Description |
x, 342 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Mysticism in man's life -- The cloud and the fire. Vision and illusion ; The problem of unbelief ; On a dark night ; False mysticism ; Knowledge and unknowing in Saint John of the Cross ; Concepts and contemplation ; The crisis of dark knowledge -- Reason and mysticism in Saint John of the Cross. The theological background : Saint John of the Cross at Salamanca and Alcala : The battle over the scriptures ; Faith and reason ; Reason in the life of contemplation ; "Your reasonable service" ; Between instinct and inspiration ; Reason and reasoning ; Intelligence in the prayer of quiet -- Doctrine and experience. The mirror of silvered waters ; A dark cloud enlightening the night ; The loving knowledge of God ; To the mountain and the hill ; The giant moves in his sleep -- Biographical notes. Saint Gregory of Nyssa -- Saint Bernard of Clairvaux -- Saint Thomas Aquinas -- Blessed John Ruysbroeck -- Saint John of the Cross -- Blaise Pascal -- John of Saint Thomas. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [336]-342. |
| Subject |
Contemplation.
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