From human desire to divine desire in John of the Cross
John of the Cross presents a spiritual journey of desire in which desire changes from a painful yearning for an infinite other, always out of reach (human desire), to the satisfaction of desire in mutual love and rest (the goal of union with God, conforming human to divine desire). John asserts a co...
| Publié dans: | Religious studies |
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| Autres titres: | Religious Experience and Desire Guest |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Religious studies
Année: 2019, Volume: 55, Numéro: 3, Pages: 405-417 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Juan, de la Cruz 1542-1591
/ Dieu
/ Désir ardent
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion AG Vie religieuse CB Spiritualité chrétienne NBC Dieu |
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| Résumé: | John of the Cross presents a spiritual journey of desire in which desire changes from a painful yearning for an infinite other, always out of reach (human desire), to the satisfaction of desire in mutual love and rest (the goal of union with God, conforming human to divine desire). John asserts a continuity of desire between these two states, and that it is possible for human desire to grow from one into the other. Yet they are very different. John's treatment of desire and how he asserts this continuity are assessed through a critical reading of his Spiritual Canticle. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S003441251800077X |