The Cloud of Unknowing (Christian Classics S.)

by HalcyonC.Backhouse (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $4.61

  The latter half of the 14th century was a turbulent period: the great plague had just swept through England decimating its population. Against this background this text was written. Its powerful message of God's unconditional love in face of despair is as relevant today as it was 500 years ago.

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  Paperback
  2009

  $7.02

  For it is not what you are nor what you have been that God regards with his most merciful eyes, but what you would like to be.THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING is one of the classic medieval texts on contemplative prayer. Written anonymously towards the end of the fourteenth century for someone just starting out on the journey of faith, it dwells on the essential unknowability of God. Since God cannot be grasped by the intellect, he must be approached with an attitude of humility and love, in listening prayer.This new edition of the great classic on prayer includes a new foreword by James Catford.