John of the Cross : desire, transformation, and selfhood /
The poetry and prose writings of the sixteenth-century Spanish friar John of the Cross are of interest to scholars of systematic theology, Christian spirituality, and Spanish poetry. This work provides the first extended English-language analysis of these writings since the 1950s.--
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Christian theology in context.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: desire in recent theology
- The neglect of desire: modern reception of John of the Cross
- Desire and the spiritual ascent
- Language, form, and imagery in John's poetry
- The 'dark night of the soul' and the purification of desire
- Union in the Canticle and Flame
- Conclusion: desire retrieved.