| St. John of the Cross Oct Contributor(s): Tyler, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826475612 ISBN-13: 9780826475619 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 Annotation: Men celebrated by later generations normally achieve fame through their contribution to a particular area of human endeavor. San Juan de la Cruz (1542-91) achieved greatness on two counts; in the realm of spirituality, as a mystic; in literature, as a poet. He stands at a high peak in the mystical tradition of the Christian west. Steven Payne shows how the roots of the Western mystical tradition go very deep and the discovery of Dionysius profoundly altered the direction of this tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Mysticism |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Outstanding Christian Thinkers |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.58" W x 8.48" (0.54 lbs) 180 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Peter Tyler endeavours to represent St John of the Cross in the truest light, covering his life from the angles of John as Theologian, as Mystic, Psychologist, and Artist. Tyler draws parallels, at times uncomfortable, between the age of disruption and and change in the church during which St John wrote, and our current age. In so doing he makes the case for this controversial, but largely misunderstood, figure to be an important guide for practical theology today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tyler, Peter: - "Dr Peter Tyler is Senior Lecturer and Programme Director of Pastoral Theology at St Mary's University College, Twickenham, UK. Previous publications include St John of the Cross - Outstanding Christian Thinker (Continuum 2010), Sources of Transformation: Revitalising Christian Spirituality (edited with Edward Howells) (Continuum 2010) and The Return to the Mystical: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian Mystical Tradition (Continuum 2011)." |
