The Cloud Of Unknowing And Other Works
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works stands as one of the most profound and enduring masterpieces of Christian mystical literature, written by an anonymous English mystic in the latter half of the 14th century. This extraordinary collection presents a radical and intimate theology of contemplative prayer, arguing that the path to union with God lies not through intellectual reasoning or doctrinal knowledge, but through a pure, wordless act of love directed into a cloud of unknowing — the divine mystery that forever transcends human understanding. The companion texts, including The Book of Privy Counselling and translations of other mystical works, illustrate the author's rich inner world and his passionate counsel to a young spiritual disciple. Written in the vivid Middle English vernacular of its era, the work occupies a singular place in both the Western mystical tradition and the history of English prose, drawing on the Neoplatonic theology of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite while forging a distinctly personal and urgent voice. The anonymous author's style is by turns tender, witty, and fiercely direct, stripping away theological pretension to arrive at something raw and transformative. Centuries after its composition, its central question — how does a human soul reach toward an unknowable God? — remains as urgent and unanswered as ever.
Author: Various
Format: Paperback
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works stands as one of the most profound and enduring masterpieces of Christian mystical literature, written by an anonymous English mystic in the latter half of the 14th century. This extraordinary collection presents a radical and intimate theology of contemplative prayer, arguing that the path to union with God lies not through intellectual reasoning or doctrinal knowledge, but through a pure, wordless act of love directed into a cloud of unknowing — the divine mystery that forever transcends human understanding. The companion texts, including The Book of Privy Counselling and translations of other mystical works, illustrate the author's rich inner world and his passionate counsel to a young spiritual disciple. Written in the vivid Middle English vernacular of its era, the work occupies a singular place in both the Western mystical tradition and the history of English prose, drawing on the Neoplatonic theology of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite while forging a distinctly personal and urgent voice. The anonymous author's style is by turns tender, witty, and fiercely direct, stripping away theological pretension to arrive at something raw and transformative. Centuries after its composition, its central question — how does a human soul reach toward an unknowable God? — remains as urgent and unanswered as ever.