St. John narrates this journey of the soul, which requires death to self
and detachment from the world. In a step-by-step process, he shows how
God can use this "dark night" to eventually bring our human spirits into
great illumination, revealing:
*Divine wisdom and the passion of divine love. How the soul can walk
securely through the darkness and the wonderful effects that are wrought
in the believer as a result of the dark night.
*Includes CD of selected excerpts from book.
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591) was a poet, priest, philosopher, and
mystic who helped to bring about reform within the Roman Catholic Church
during the sixteenth century. A member of the Carmelite Order, he worked
diligently with Saint Teresa of Avila to return their order to its
proper foundation, a deep devotion to Jesus Christ. As a result of their
efforts, John was imprisoned. Central to Saint John's beliefs are the
death of the self-life, the mortification of the flesh, and overcoming
the devil, the world, and all temptations so that the soul can be
completely united to God and His love.