The Cloud of Unknowing

Evelyn Underhill, Kim Boykin

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Dover Publications Inc.
01 June 2018

Religion & beliefs; Mysticism

An exploration of the nature of reality, mysticism begins with the individual struggle toward a clear vision and culminates in a transformed consciousness. This marvelous guide to the contemplative life originated with the reflection of an unknown fourteenth-century priest who believed that a ""cloud of unknowing"" separates people from God. This cloud, he maintained, cannot be penetrated by intellect - only by love.

The Cloud of Unknowing offers an approach to contemplative life that finds holiness at a level deeper than physical experience and beyond language or image. The author advises placing all thought and mental imagery behind a metaphorical ""cloud of forgetting"" while seeking to love the divine. Hidden from the infinite consciousness by a ""cloud of unknowing,"" divine love can be reached through monologistic prayer - a single-word prayer, like a mantra, that assists in abandoning all extraneous thought. Seekers can thus attain an inner silence, where they may ""be still and know the sacred.""

The author's spiritual gifts, combined with his humorous and straightforward approach, offer a view of divinity that never loses the common touch. Written in everyday language and edited by a popular authority on mysticism, this venerable work can be understood and appreciated by any reader. Includes a new Introduction by Kim Boykin, author of Zen for Christians.

AUTHOR: Kim Boykin has a Ph.D. in theology from Emory University. She teaches at Marymount College and is the author of Zen for Christians.

By: Evelyn Underhill
Introduction by: Kim Boykin
Imprint: Dover Publications Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 196g
ISBN: 9780486824277
ISBN 10: 0486824276
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 June 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Christian philosopher and teacher Evelyn Underhill (18751941) helped establish mysticism as a legitimate philosophy. She achieved international fame with the 1911 publication of Mysticism and wrote nearly 40 other books, including novels and poetry. The first woman invited to lecture on theology at Oxford, she was the religion editor for Spectator. Kim Boykin has a Ph.D. in theology from Emory University. She teaches at Marymount College and is the author of Zen for Christians.

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The Cloud of Unknowing

Evelyn Underhill, Kim Boykin

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