Ascent of Mount Carmel by John of the Cross

The treatise presents a remarkable outline of Christian perfection from the point at which the soul first seeks to rise from the earth and soar upward towards union with God. John of the Cross, this was the first of the Saint’s treatises to be written it was begun at El Calvario, and, after various intervals, due to the author’s preoccupation with the business of government and the direction and care of souls, was completed at Granada. The artwork used for the cover is 'The Virgin of the Carmen with Saint Theresa and Saint John of the Cross' by Juan Rodríguez Juárez.AS will be seen from the biographical outline which we have given of the life of St.

Production notes: This ebook of Ascent of Mount Carmel was published by Global Grey on the 13th April 2021, and updated on the 5th April 2023. This translation by Edgar Allison Peers was first published in 1935. This book has 157,310 words, 227 pages in the PDF version, and was originally written between 15. John Of The Cross Introduction and, The Manuscripts.

John Of The Cross General Introduction To The Works Of St. As well as the actual text of the book, this edition contains: Translator’s Preface To The First Edition Translator’s Preface To The Second Edition Principal Abbreviations An Outline Of The Life Of St. He was canonised by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726, and in 1926 he was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XI. The treatise was written after he escaped from prison, after being detained by a group known as the Carmelites, over the fact that John was in favour of reformation, and they were not.

Ascent of Mount Carmel is considered one of the greatest works in Christian Mysticism, showing how a lifestyle that favours abstinence of the worldly pleasures can lead to a union with Christ. Originally written between 15, the text outlines the progress of the Soul to the summit of the metaphorical Mount Carmel, where it encounters God. Or read online.Īscent of Mount Carmel is a spiritual treatise by 16th-century Spanish Catholic mystic St. John of the CrossĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats. Buy the entire collection (over 2,400 ebooks) for only £15.

Ascent of Mount Carmel by John of the Cross