Walter Hilton Scale Ladder of Perfection English Mysticism Contemplative PB
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Walter Hilton Scale Ladder of Perfection English Mysticism Contemplative PB. English Mysticism · Contemplative · Classics of Western Spirituality. The Contemplative Ascent. The Cloud of Unknowing, Julian of Norwich, and Richard Rolle, Hilton stands among the great flowering of English mysticism, and. Walter Hilton: The Scale of Perfection — Paulist / Classics of Western Spirituality English Mysticism · Contemplative · Classics of Western Spirituality Acceptable Paperback · Paulist Press CWS Series · 1991 trans. Clark & Dorward Walter Hilton · c. 1343–1396 The Scale of Perfection Also known as The Ladder of Perfection · a classic of English contemplation The great guide to the contemplative life by a giant of English medieval mysticism — the soul's ascent, step by step, toward "the sight of peace." Walter Hilton · translated from the Middle English with introduction & notes by John P. H. Clark & Rosemary Dorward · preface by Janel Mueller · Paulist Press · Classics of Western Spirituality · 1991 · softcover · 368 pp · ISBN 0-8091-3194-3 About the Book The Scale of Perfection — often called The Ladder of Perfection — is the major work of Walter Hilton (c. 1343–1396), an English Augustinian canon of Thurgarton and one of the outstanding spiritual writers of the fourteenth century. Alongside The Cloud of Unknowing, Julian of Norwich, and Richard Rolle, Hilton stands among the great flowering of English mysticism, and The Scale has been read and treasured almost continuously since it was written. In two books, Hilton maps the soul's gradual ascent toward contemplation — its "reforming in faith" and then "in faith and feeling" — always oriented toward the love of Jesus and the journey he calls the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, "the sight of peace." Warm, practical, and psychologically shrewd, it is a guide meant to be lived with. This Classics of Western Spirituality edition offers a fresh modern-English translation from the Middle English by John P. H. Clark and Rosemary Dorward, with a full scholarly introduction and notes. A natural companion to The Cloud of Unknowing : Hilton and the anonymous Cloud author were near-contemporaries in the same English contemplative tradition, and their works are constantly read together. If you're building the Classics of Western Spirituality series, or exploring fourteenth-century English mysticism, this is a cornerstone volume. Worth Knowing This edition was welcomed as a real advance over what had come before: Rosemary Dorward's modern-language version draws on the manuscripts chosen as the basis for the scholarly Early English Text Society edition, while John P. H. Clark's introduction and notes situate Hilton in his world. The result is both readable for the seeker and reliable for the student — the standard scholarly-but-accessible Scale in English. English Mysticism With the Cloud, Julian & Rolle. The Contemplative Ascent Reforming in faith & feeling. Scholarly Edition Fresh translation, intro & notes. Classics of W. Spirituality A collected series volume. TitleThe Scale (Ladder) of Perfection AuthorWalter Hilton TranslatorsJ. P. H. Clark & R. Dorward SeriesClassics of Western Spirituality PublisherPaulist Press · 1991 FormatSoftcover · 368 pp ISBN0-8091-3194-3 ConditionAcceptable Condition Report ACCEPTABLE Underlining is present in the first half of the book. Cover is worn; page edges show some minor wear. Binding is tight; pages are crisp. A sound, complete reading copy — please see photos for the exact book. Ideal For English Mysticism Readers Contemplative & Prayer Medieval Spirituality Students Cloud of Unknowing Companions CWS Series Collectors Enlightening Minds Same or Next Business Day Shipping · All Flaws Disclosed · Questions Welcome
