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ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Paperback. Etat : Good. Clean pages except for some stray marks on the outside edges of the book, a small ink scribble on the back of the last page, and a few small corner folds; soft cover has a pair of reading creases along the spine head and some chipping and edgewear along spine sides and around all edges, otherwise sound. xvi, 482pp.; Classics of Western Spirituality Series.
Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Paperback. Extensive pencil underlining, previous owner's name, sunned and creased spine. 482 pp.
Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : New. "The Classics series, which has inspired many less successful imitations over the years, has fulfilled its promise and given us an invaluable resource of the soul." The Catholic Historical Review Jean Gerson: Early Works translated and introduced by Brian Patrick McGuire preface by Bernard McGinn "However much advanced scholarship and great learning in God's law may be quite suitable for the person who wishes to come to the height of contemplation, nevertheless sometimes such knowledge blocks this pursuit. Learning is not in itself a problem. Rather, it is the arrogance and the self-inflation that the learned person derives from his knowledge. For it is clearly impossible to reach true contemplation except through humility, as the Apostle teaches (1 Cor 3:18). For if anyone, he says, seems wise in this world, he must become a fool in order to be wise. In other words, he should take on humble understanding and consider himself a fool with regard to God's wisdom. From The Mountain of Contemplation [2] Jean Gerson (1363-1429), chancellor of the University of Paris from 1395 until his death, was one of the outstanding theologians and preachers of his time. Today he is all but forgotten, except in terms of his role in resolving the schism of the Western Church. Gerson deserves to be seen as a man of great passion and learning. He sought to map the path to the contemplative life in a way that made it accessible to groups outside the universities. Partly because of continuing closeness to members of his family, especially his sisters, Gerson insisted on writing many of his works in French. His Mountain of Contemplation is a major event in the history of language and in terms of gender relations in the religious life. Gerson knew how innovative his approach was, for he opened his treatise with the words: "Some persons will wonder and ask why, in a matter so lofty as that of the contemplative life, I choose to write in French rather than in Latin, and more to women than to men." Thanks to Gerson's personal letters, translated here for the first time, it is possible to get close to the doubts and pain of a man who sought the vision of god and yearned for affective bonds. Gerson's life and writings can be seen as a search for unity in the midst of a rich and chaotic age whose spirituality we are only now beginning to appreciate. In giving advice to confessors, attacking the Romance of the Rose, preaching on the feast of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, discerning between true and false revelations, and in outlining his Practical Mystical Theology, Gerson emerges as one of the most articulate voices of a Christian spirituality that transcends the Middle Ages and speaks to our time.
Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
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Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition.
Edité par Paulist Pr, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 528 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.
Edité par Paulist Press, 1998
ISBN 10 : 0809138204 ISBN 13 : 9780809138203
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Etat : new.