The Pursuit of Wisdom and Other WorksPaulist Press, 1988 - 325 páginas "...a milestone in American religious publishing." New Catholic World Pursuit of Wisdom and Other Works by the Author of the Cloud of Unknowing, The translated, edited and annotated by James A. Walsh, S.J. preface by George A. Maloney, S.J. "For it is by passing beyond yourself and all other things, and so purifying yourself of all worldly, carnal and natural love in your affection, and of everything that can be known according to its own proper form in your intellect; it is in this way, when all things are done away with, that you shall be carried up in your affection and above your understanding to the Substance beyond all substance, the radiance of the divine darkness." The Pursuit of Wisdom This volume contains six works written by the great fourteenth-century mystic, the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing. Presented here are: "The Pursuit of Wisdom" (the author's translation of Richard of St. Victor's treatise "Benjamin Minor"), his translation of Pseudo-Dionysius' mystical theology entitled "Denis' Hidden Theology," his free development of St. Bernard's homilies "The Discernment of Spirits," and the treatises "The Assessment of Inward Stirrings," "A Letter on Prayer," and "A Letter of Private Direction" often entitled The Book of Privy Counseling. In his masterly preface, George A. Maloney states that Ut is in the burning love of the author for Jesus Christ as indwelling and risen that techniques are seen always as subservient to the essential Christian teaching of mystical union with Christ and through him with the Indwelling Trinity. The fruit of such 'darkness' spirituality is seen as an outward movement toward active service on behalf on other human beings to co-create a better world through a loving synergy with the indwelling Trinity." + |
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... devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus . He gives strong hints of the personal importance to him of this contemporary and traditional devotion in the Church : " Love only this good word ' Jesus ' ... love Jesus alone . . . in thoughts and ...
... devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus . He gives strong hints of the personal importance to him of this contemporary and traditional devotion in the Church : " Love only this good word ' Jesus ' ... love Jesus alone . . . in thoughts and ...
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... devotion and liking for God and spiritual things ceases and grows cold ( which often happens in this life because of the flesh's frailty and many other reasons ) , they set before their minds the joys that are to come . 60 And thus they ...
... devotion and liking for God and spiritual things ceases and grows cold ( which often happens in this life because of the flesh's frailty and many other reasons ) , they set before their minds the joys that are to come . 60 And thus they ...
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Contenido
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Deniss Hidden Theology | 47 |
Translators Introduction | 49 |
Deniss Hidden Theology | 72 |
Notes | 80 |
The Discernment of Spirits | 97 |
Notes | 142 |
A Letter on Prayer | 155 |
Translators Introduction | 157 |
A Letter on Prayer | 164 |
Notes | 172 |
A Letter of Private Direction | 181 |
Translators Introduction | 183 |
A Letter of Private Direction | 217 |
Translators Introduction | 99 |
The Discernment of Spirits | 106 |
Notes | 114 |
The Assessment of Inward Stirrings | 123 |
Translators Introduction | 125 |
The Assessment of Inward Stirrings | 132 |
Notes | 246 |
Introduction to an English Carthusian Manuscript | 283 |
Bibliography | 312 |
Index | 318 |
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Términos y frases comunes
anagogical angels ascent Augustine Balma beginning Bernard Bernard of Clairvaux blessed bodily called Canticle Carthusian charity Christ Christian Cloud author Cloud of Unknowing Commentary confession contem dark contemplation Denis Denis's desire Devotio Moderna devotion Dionysian Dionysius the Areopagite Discernment of Spirits disciple Divine Names English author exercise experience Father fear feeling flesh fruit gift God's goostly grace heart heaven heavenly Hidden Theology Hilton holy Hugo de Balma Ibid infra intellect Jesus Julian of Norwich knowing knowledge Latin Letter on Prayer light Lord loving power means medieval meditation Middle English mind Mystical Theology nature Neoplatonic perfection Private Direction Psalm Pursuit of Wisdom Rachel reason reverent affection Richard of St Sarracenus says Scripture sense sermon sins sorrow speaks spiritual Stirrings substance supra sweetness teaching temptations Théry things Thomas Gallus thought tion translator translator's true understanding union Vercellensis Victor virtue Vulgate Walter Hilton words writes
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Página 116 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches : but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth : for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Página 93 - Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Página 116 - Now we have received not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit that is of God ; that we may know the things that are given us from God.
Página 153 - For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts ; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying ; Know the Lord ; for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
Página 40 - So then, brethren, we are debtors not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh - for if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.
Página 268 - My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.
Página 175 - For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me.
Página 174 - Behold I show you a mystery. We shall all indeed rise again ; but we shall not all be changed : in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet ; for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall rise again incorruptible ; and we shall be changed.
Página 117 - For they that will become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.