The Mysticism of the Cloud of Unknowing

by William Johnston

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823220755
Publisher:	Fordham University Press
Publication date:	01/01/2000
Pages:	285
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

William Johnston S.J., an Irish priest who teaches at Sophia University in Tokyo, is the author of many acclaimed books, including, from Fordham University Press, Christian Zen: A Way of Meditation, Being in Love: The Practice of Christian Prayer, and Silent Music: The Science of Meditation.

Editorial Reviews

"Mystics have groped for words in which to account for the supreme reality of this experience... All this is said in classic and unforgettable pages by The Cloud of Unknowing, the work of an anonymous fourteenth-century English writer. . .Johnston [provides] the first extended and coherent theological treatment .... a most welcome and valuable contribution."-----Thomas Merton

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