John of the Cross: Doctor of Light and Love

by Kieran Kavanaugh

Book Overview

St. John of the Cross is one of the greatest mystics of the West. He lived in the 16th century in Spain, was monk, reformer, and best known for Dark Night of the Soul and his deep friendship with St.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824525159
• ISBN13: 9780824525156
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Simplifies Daunting Material

St John of the Cross was Teresa of Avila's spiritual advisor. Her mystical writings always were difficult for me to understand so I was leery of John of the Cross's work figuring that he was even less accessible. However, Kavanaugh presents his work clearly and with good references to understandable concepts. This book has been enlightening to the point that I find it hard to put down ... and that is much more than I expected. This is a wonderful opportunity to understand the work of an intellectual master who nevertheless was firmly grounded in the realities of daily life and understood the average person's struggles.