Dark Night of the Soul
St. John of the Cross / David Lewis
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Description
St. John of the Cross, a Spanish Carmelite friar of the sixteenth century, wrote the poem and commentary known as the Dark Night of the Soul. He composed the poem after months jailed by his own order. David Lewis's translation is the version named here.
The work describes how God purifies the soul through a night of dryness, in which prayer feels empty and all comfort fails. John maps two nights, of sense and of spirit, before union with God in love. Many judge it the summit of Christian mystical writing, and it still guides readers through spiritual desolation.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | St. John of the Cross / David Lewis |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 281 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |