The mysticism of the Cloud of unknowing

by William Johnston

Other authorsThomas Merton (Foreword)
Paperback, 1974

Status

Available

Collection

Publication

Trabuco Canyon, Calif. : Wheathampstead, Herts : Source Books ; A. Clarke, 1974.

ISBN

0856500488 / 9780856500480

Description

The Cloud of Unknowing was the work of an unknown 14th-century English writer with a powerful message of God's unconditional love in the face of despair. Johnston's theological treatment of this and other works by the same writer makes a conscious comparison with Oriental ways of contemplation.

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LibraryThing member TrinityRedlands
A very useful book about a book. In his view, the "Cloud of Unknowing" leads to an intensification of what ordinary Christian life should be. The author is an Irish Jesuit living in Japan.
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