John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila: Mystical Knowing and Selfhood. By Edward Howells. pp. xi + 212. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, 2002. isbn 0 8245 1943 4. Paper 39.95
In this important contribution to the study of the lives and works of St Teresa of Avila (1515–82) and St John of the Cross (1542–91), Edward Howells focuses on the emergence of these two figures from within the turbulent world of the Carmelite Order, the machinations of inquisitorial censure, and t...
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Oxford University Press
2005
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2005, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 751-752 |
| Review of: | John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila (New York : Crossroad Publ. Comp., 2002) (Beresford, Andrew M.)
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| Summary: | In this important contribution to the study of the lives and works of St Teresa of Avila (1515–82) and St John of the Cross (1542–91), Edward Howells focuses on the emergence of these two figures from within the turbulent world of the Carmelite Order, the machinations of inquisitorial censure, and the production of some of the finest writings of mystical Christian theology ever to have been produced. His analysis, which builds on a number of previous academic contributions to the subject (the majority of which date from the 1960s or earlier), addresses the specific nature of mystical experience and the way in which it impacts on the interpretation and understanding of mystical knowing and selfhood. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fli218 |