The Dark Night of the Soul (Hodder Classics) [Paperback] Cross, St John of the and Backhouse, Halcyon

Cross, St John Of The

ISBN 10: 0340980133 / ISBN 13: 9780340980132

Published by Hodder Faith, 2009

About this Item

Ex library book with stamps, stickers, etc. Light wear to softcover. Tanned textblock, darker at the edges. Content is in good condition. Clipped half title page.

Seller Inventory # 006240-27-06-2024-LMC

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dark Night of the Soul (Hodder Classics) [Paperback] Cross, St John of the and Backhouse, Halcyon
• Publisher: Hodder Faith
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340980133
• ISBN 13: 9780340980132
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

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. Here St. John, a 16th-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.

About the Author

Saint John of the Cross (1542–1591) was a Spanish mystic and a Carmelite friar and priest. He is known for his reforming of the Carmelite Order and his writings. Halcyon Backhouse is the editor of several Christian classics, including The Best of Meister Eckhart and The Cloud of Unknowing. Alan Jamieson is a sociologist, a pastor, and the author of A Churchless Faith.