The Cloud of Unknowing: With the Book of Privy Counsel
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00MYGM8LC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An excellent and safe gateway into why one can and should include contemplative prayer and a centering on Christ This is an incredibly readable and "accessible" work, even though it is scholarly.No one should be afraid to read it. It is clearly written. It does not impeded the Spiritual intent of the author in any way. It augments the reader's experience by the addition of appropriate (optional to read) footnotes as regards the Biblical basis of many statements in the text, the Old English literary technique and "flavors" a strictly modern translation looses, the historical and contempo. "Excellent Translation" according to Richard C. Harrison. This is the first translation of this work that I have been able to read and understand. The author has created a highly readable translation.. Great Translation The Cloud of Unknowing is one of the great works of Christian literature and spirituality. The limpid prose of this translation makes it accessible to many readers who might have been intimidated by more literal versions. Highly to be recommended.
Previous translations of the Cloud have tended to veil its intimate, even friendly tone under medieval-sounding language. Carmen Acevedo Butcher's new translation is the first to bring the text into a modern English idiom - while remaining strictly faithful to the meaning of the original Middle English. This anonymous fourteenth-century text is the glory of English mysticism, and one of the most practical and useful guides to finding union with God ever written. Its theology is presented in a way that is remarkably easy to understand, as well as practical, providing advice on prayer and contemplation that anyone can use. Carmen Butcher has boldly brought the text into language as appealing to modern ears as it was to its original readers more than five hundred years ago.Also included in the vo