Pursuit of Wisdom Cloud of Unknowing Classics Western Spirituality Mysticism PB
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Pursuit of Wisdom Cloud of Unknowing Classics Western Spirituality Mysticism PB. The Pursuit of Wisdom — Author of The Cloud of Unknowing (Paulist / CWS, 1988). By the Author of The Cloud of Unknowing. Six treatises by the mystic who wrote The Cloud of Unknowing. The Cloud of Unknowing often want to know what else its anonymous fourteenth-century English author wrote. The Pursuit of Wisdom — Author of The Cloud of Unknowing (Paulist / CWS, 1988) Christian Mysticism · Contemplative · Classics of Western Spirituality Very Good Paperback · Paulist Press CWS Series · 1988 trans. James A. Walsh, S.J. By the Author of The Cloud of Unknowing The Pursuit of Wisdom & Other Works Six treatises by the mystic who wrote The Cloud of Unknowing The rest of the Cloud author's writings — his complete surviving corpus of contemplative treatises — in the acclaimed Classics of Western Spirituality series. by the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing · translated, edited & annotated by James A. Walsh, S.J. · preface by George A. Maloney, S.J. · Paulist Press · Classics of Western Spirituality · 1988 · softcover · ix + 325 pp · ISBN 0-8091-2972-8 About the Book Readers who love The Cloud of Unknowing often want to know what else its anonymous fourteenth-century English author wrote. This volume is the answer: it gathers his complete surviving corpus of shorter works — six treatises that share the Cloud's luminous, demanding spirituality of "unknowing," the path to God through love rather than intellect. Included are The Pursuit of Wisdom (his rendering of Richard of St. Victor's Benjamin Minor, on the soul's preparation for contemplation), Denis' Hidden Theology (his translation of the Mystical Theology of Pseudo-Dionysius), The Discernment of Spirits (after St. Bernard), and three further treatises — The Assessment of Inward Stirrings, A Letter on Prayer, and A Letter of Private Direction. All appear in modern English, translated, edited, and annotated by James A. Walsh, S.J., with a preface by George A. Maloney, S.J. The companion to The Cloud : if the Cloud of Unknowing spoke to you, this is where the same voice continues. Standing in the "negative theology" line that runs from Pseudo-Dionysius through the Cloud author to St. John of the Cross, these are core texts for contemplatives, students of mysticism, and readers of centering prayer. About the Series The Classics of Western Spirituality — Paulist Press's landmark library of the great spiritual texts, running since 1978 — is prized for pairing each work with a scholarly introduction, notes, and bibliography. The volumes are widely collected as a set, and this one, translated by James A. Walsh (who also prepared the series' edition of The Cloud of Unknowing itself), is a natural shelf-mate to that better-known title. Six Complete Works The Cloud author's full corpus. Apophatic Mysticism Knowing God by unknowing. Scholarly Edition Intro, notes & bibliography. Classics of W. Spirituality A collected series volume. TitleThe Pursuit of Wisdom and Other Works AuthorAuthor of The Cloud of Unknowing TranslatorJames A. Walsh, S.J. SeriesClassics of Western Spirituality PublisherPaulist Press · 1988 FormatSoftcover · ix + 325 pp ISBN0-8091-2972-8 ConditionVery Good Condition Report VERY GOOD A previous owner's name is written inside the front cover. The text itself is clean — no writing or highlighting on the pages. Binding tight; pages clean and crisp. Cover shows minor shelf wear. Please see photos for the exact copy offered. Ideal For Cloud of Unknowing Readers Christian Mysticism & Contemplation Centering Prayer Medieval Spirituality Students CWS Series Collectors Enlightening Minds Same or Next Business Day Shipping · All Flaws Disclosed · Questions Welcome
