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Sacrifice and Delight in the Mystical Theologies of Anna Maria van Schurman and Madame Jeanne Guyon (ND Studies Spirituality & Theology)

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Description for Sacrifice and Delight in the Mystical Theologies of Anna Maria van Schurman and Madame Jeanne Guyon (ND Studies Spirituality & Theology) Paperback. Series: Studies in Spirituality & Theology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.

In this compelling study of two seventeenth-century female mystics, Bo Karen Lee examines the writings of Anna Maria van Schurman and Madame Jeanne Guyon, who, despite different religious formations, came to similar conclusions about the experience of God in contemplative prayer. Van Schurman was born into a Dutch Calvinist family and became a superb scriptural commentator before undergoing a dramatic religious conversion and joining the Labadist community, a Pietistic movement. Guyon was a French layperson whose thought would be identified with Quietism—a spiritual path that was looked upon with suspicion both by the French Catholic Church and by Rome.

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Studies in Spirituality & Theology
Condition
New
Weight
475g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268033910
SKU
V9780268033910
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About Bo Karen Lee
Bo Karen Lee is associate professor of spirituality and historical theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Reviews for Sacrifice and Delight in the Mystical Theologies of Anna Maria van Schurman and Madame Jeanne Guyon (ND Studies Spirituality & Theology)
"In this fascinating study of two influential seventeenth-century mystics, Bo Karen Lee explores the intricate and often paradoxical connections between sacrifice of self and delight in God. Lee’s careful exposition of primary texts by Anna Maria van Schurman and Madame Jeanne Guyon reveals a theological profundity that continues to challenge, provoke, and inspire. The daring spiritualities of these two women ... Read more

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