A Short Method of Prayer & Spiritual Torrents - Couverture souple

GUYON, MADAME

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1617208582 ISBN 13 : 9781617208584

Editeur : SMK Books, 2023

Synopsis

Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (commonly known as Madame Guyon) was a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism. Quietism was considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church, and she was imprisoned from 1695 to 1703 after publishing a book on the topic, A Short and Easy Method of Prayer. Guyon believed that one should pray all the time, and that in whatever one does, one should be spending time with God.

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Jeanne Marie Bouvieres de la Motte Guyon, commonly known as Madame Guyon, was a French Christian mystic and devotional writer whose works became central to discussions of contemplative prayer, inward spirituality, and the quieting of the soul before God. Born in 1648, Guyon wrote during a period of intense religious debate in France, and her teaching on prayer, surrender, and abandonment to the divine will brought both devoted readers and severe controversy. Associated with the movement later labelled Quietism, she was imprisoned for her religious writings and influence, yet her works continued to circulate widely among Christians interested in prayer, mystical theology, and the deeper interior life.Guyon's best-known writings include A Short Method of Prayer, Spiritual Torrents, biblical commentaries, letters, poems, and autobiographical works. Her central emphasis was that the soul should turn inward toward God in simplicity, faith, and loving surrender, moving beyond merely verbal or intellectual prayer into a sustained habit of divine presence. Her work influenced later readers across denominational lines and remains an important part of the literature of Christian mysticism, contemplative prayer, devotional practice, and spiritual formation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SMK Books
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1617208582
• ISBN 13: 9781617208584
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 119
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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