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The lively and engaging emblems within The Soul, Lover of God unite the 17th century poetry and art of two famous European authors, Madame Jeanne de la Mothe Guyon and Jesuit priest Herman Hugo. Guyon writes poetry describing the soul falling in love with the divine, while Hugo’s illustrations imagine a description of the spiritual world. Charged with witchcraft by King Louis XIV, Madame Guyon kept this book during her incarceration in the Bastille before her legal vindication. Guyon and Hugo never met but they share the same yearning to love God, and they creatively capture how Divine Love might transform the willing soul. This book showcases the growing relationship between Anima, the soul, and Divine Love in the emblems’ first introduction to the English-speaking world.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Translator’s Notes The Theology of Emblems by Pierre Poiret Prologue Poem by Jeanne de La Mothe Guyon Dedication to Jesus by Jeanne de La Mothe Guyon Book One: The First Sigh Poems by Jeanne de La Mothe Guyon and Emblems by Herman Hugo Book Two: The Second Sigh Poems by Jeanne de La Mothe Guyon and Emblems by Herman Hugo Book Three: The Third Sigh Poems by Jeanne de La Mothe Guyon and Emblems by Herman Hugo Conclusion by Jeanne de La Mothe Guyon Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Nancy Carol James, an ordained Episcopal priest, received her MDiv from Virginia Theological Seminary and her PhD from the University of Virginia. She serves as a chaplain at the Washington National Cathedral and a Priest Associate at St. John’s, Lafayette Square, as well as other churches in the Washington D.C. area.

Review :
Not only is Madame Guyon a deep and profound theologian, but she invites the Christian into an ever deeper relationship with God. Madame Guyon stands alongside the greats in the mystical tradition—Mother Julian of Norwich, Meister Eckhart, and Thomas à Kempis. Nancy C. James presents a clear, elegant translation of the original French that surmounts some of the difficulties of Guyon’s theology with abundant imagery from traditional love poetry, such as the heart that leaves the body to join the beloved in Emblem XXXIX. James provides the introduction by Pierre Poiret from the 1717 edition and clarifications of scriptural references. Guyon’s sighs console the soul while they reflect the glory of God. Nancy James has invested considerable energies in the study of Madame Guyon, gaining impressive expertise. This emblem book will introduce readers to a fascinating new side of Guyon that combines poetry and art. Guyon's passion for God evidences itself in the poems, showing the mystic's yearning for completion in union with God. Highly recommended.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780761863380
  • Publisher: University Press of America
  • Publisher Imprint: University Press of America
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 130
  • ISBN-10: 0761863389
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jul 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English
  • Width: 152 mm


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