The Cloud of Unknowing: With the Book of Privy Counsel
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (648 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00MYGM8LC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 379 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"An excellent and safe gateway into why one can and should include contemplative prayer and a centering on Christ" according to Michael M Bauer. This is an incredibly readable and "accessible" work, even though it is scholarly.No one should be afraid to read it. It is clearly written. It does not impeded the Spiritual intent of the author in any way. It augments the reader's experience by the addition of appropriate (optional to re. Richard C. Harrison said Excellent Translation. This is the first translation of this work that I have been able to read and understand. The author has created a highly readable translation.. "Great Translation" according to Froggy. The Cloud of Unknowing is one of the great works of Christian literature and spirituality. The limpid prose of this translation makes it accessible to many readers who might have been intimidated by more literal versions. Highly to be recommended.
This anonymous fourteenth-century text is the glory of English mysticism, and one of the most practical and useful guides to finding union with God ever written. Carmen Butcher has boldly brought the text into language as appealing to modern ears as it was to its original readers more than five hundred years ago.Also included in the volume is the companion work attributed to the same anonymous author, The Book of Privy Counsel, which contains further advice for approaching God in a way that emphasizes real experience rather than human knowledge.. The Cloud of Unknowing consists of a series of letters written by a monk to his student or disciple, instructing him (or her) in the way of Divine union. Carmen Acevedo Butcher's new translation is the first to bring the text into a modern English idiom - w