The Darkness of God by Denys Turner
For the medieval mystical tradition, the Christian soul meets God in a 'cloud of unknowing', a divine darkness of ignorance. This meeting with God is beyond all knowing and beyond all experiencing. Mysticisms of the modern period, on the contrary, place 'mystical experience' at the centre, and contemporary readers are inclined to misunderstand the medieval tradition in 'experientialist' terms. Denys Turner argues that the distinctiveness and contemporary relevance of medieval mysticism lies precisely in its rejection of 'mystical experience', and locates the mystical firmly within the grasp of the ordinary and the everyday. The argument covers some central authorities in the period from Augustine to John of the Cross.
'… insightful, provocative, and polemical' Journal of Religion
'… a very fine book indeed, beautifully produced by CUP.' Church of England Newspaper
'… passionate, eloquent, and daring.' The Friend
'… important, challenging, well-argued and convincing.' The Heythrop Journal
'… one of the finest books I have read in a long time.' The Expository Times
'… a very fine book indeed, beautifully produced by CUP.' Church of England Newspaper
'… passionate, eloquent, and daring.' The Friend
'… important, challenging, well-argued and convincing.' The Heythrop Journal
'… one of the finest books I have read in a long time.' The Expository Times
Turner, Denys: -
Denys Turner is Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Marxism and Christiantiy and The Darkness of God, and edited, with Oliver Davies, Silence and the Word. His next book on God will be published by SCM Press in 2004.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521645614 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521645611 |
| Title | The Darkness of God |
| Author | Denys Turner |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1998-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 292 |
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