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Silent Music: The Life, Work, and Thought of St John of the Cross

Silent Music: The Life, Work, and Thought of St John of the Cross


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St. John of the Cross has long inspired Christians seeking a deeper knowledge of God. This sixteenth- century Spanish mystic left a record of personal faith as profound as any ever recorded. In Silent Music R. A. Herrera looks anew at the life and writings of St. John of the Cross and explores his continuing relevance to contemporary spirituality.

Beginning with an erudite historical essay on the phenomenon of mysticism, Silent Music chronicles St. John's life story -- from his humble birth in 1542, through his career as a professional religious, to his death in 1591 -- placing the man and his spirituality squarely in their historical- cultural context. Herrera probes the aint's rigorous life of contemplation and his classic writings on such subjects as union life of contemplation and his classic writings on such subjects as union with God and the "dark night of the soul," clarifying St. John's understanding of the mystical experience and paying particular attention to the notion of detachment and the recurring motifs of darkness, flame, and ascent in St. John's writings. His careful analysis of St. John's thought is enriched with examples from philosophy, psychology, literature, spirituality, and art -- material not usually found in such a study.

Appending his own original translations of select excerpts from St. John's poetry, Herrera here paints a richly detailed, multifaceted portrait of one of Christendom's most complex figures. His book will interest readers encountering St. John for the first time as well as those seriously engaged in the study of Roman Catholicism, Spanish history, Christian spirituality, and mysticism.



About the Author :
R. A. Herrera was professor emeritus of philosophy at Seton Hall University. He was educated in the U.S.A., Cuba, and Spain, and received his Ph.D. from the New School Graduate Faculty under Hans Jonas. Herrera taught at the New School for Social Research, Baruch College of CUNY, Rutgers, and Seton Hall University from which he retired in 1998. He wrote/edited many books including Donoso Cortes: Cassandra of the Age, Reasons for Our Rhymes: An Inquiry into the Philosophy of History, Orestes Brownson: Sign of Contradiction, and Lamps of Fire: Studies in Christian Mysticism. He was Visiting Scholar at the CSIC (Madrid) and lectured extensively in Europe.

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Presbyterian History
"Herrera is at his best when he locates John in contemporary debates about the existence of God and the method of God's working. . . This book will reward those who persevere with penetrating insights."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780802824950
  • Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
  • Publisher Imprint: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
  • Height: 222 mm
  • No of Pages: 144
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 317 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0802824951
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Life, Work, and Thought of St John of the Cross
  • Width: 152 mm


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