One of the most respected and adventurous of writers on the mystical traditions of Christianity, himself a Carmelite, Noel Dermot O'Donoghue has gathered together his definitive reflections on the three great mystical doctors of the Catholic Church: St Teresa of...
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One of the most respected and adventurous of writers on the mystical traditions of Christianity, himself a Carmelite, Noel Dermot O'Donoghue has gathered together his definitive reflections on the three great mystical doctors of the Catholic Church: St Teresa of Avila (`Woman of Vision'), St John of the Cross (`Man of Fire') and St Therese of Lisieux (`Child of the Little Way'). These inter-related and inter-woven essays are the mature fruit of a lifetime, written in the richly poetic way that readers have come to associate with this modern master of Celtic Christianity.
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One of the most respected and adventurous of writers on the mystical traditions of Christianity, himself a Carmelite, Noel Dermot O'Donoghue has gathered together his definitive reflections on the three great mystical doctors of the Catholic Church: St Teresa of Avila, St John of the Cross and St Therese of Lisieux. These inter-related essays are the fruit of a lifetime, written in O'Donoghue's richly poetic way.
 Praise for O'Donoghue's bookHeaven in Ordinarie
 'Searching and moving... combines the sensibility to language and feeling of a poet with an astonishing intellectual boldness... a wonderful and visionary account of orthodox Christianity.' Rowan Williams
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 245371
- Product Code 086012424X
- EANÂ 9780860124245
- Pages 276
- Department General Books
- Category Prayer
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Burns And Oates
- Publication Date Jun 2006
- Dimensions 216 x 138 x 20mm
- Weight 0.390kg
Noel O'Donoghue
Noel O'Donoghue is the author of many books and articles on Christian mysticism and theology. He was lecturer in Philosophical Theology and Director of Studies in the Faculty of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh until his retirement in 1988.
- Foreword By Father Timothy Flynn; Part 1: St. Teresa Of Avila - Woman Of Vision; 1. A Journey Through The Life; 2. Prayer And Virginity; 3. A Guide To The Interior Caste; Part 2: St. John Of The Cross - Man Of Fire; 1. The Way Of Mystical Longing; 2. The Dark Night; 3. The Mount Of Perfection; Part 3: St Therese Of Lisieux: Child Of The Little Way. 1. The Little Way Of Spiritual Childhood; 2. Therese As A Work Of God; 3. Prayer As Partnership: The Receptive Dimension; Conclusion: Caritas Novit Eam.
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