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Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Publication date
November 15, 2014
Pages
250
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780268033910
ISBN-10
0268033919
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Original list price
$29.00
Other format details
university press
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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 Quietismâa spiritual path that was looked upon with suspicion both by the French Catholic Church and by Rome.
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Lee analyzes and compares the themes of self-denial and self-annihilation in the writings of these two mystics. In van Schurman's case, the focus is on the distinction between scholastic knowledge of God and the intima notitia Dei accessible only by radical self-denial. In Guyon's case, it is on the union with God that is accessible only through a painful self-annihilation. For both authors, Lee demonstrates that the desire for enjoyment of God plays an important role as the engine of the soul's progress away from self-centeredness. The appendices offer facing Latin and English translations of two letters by van Schurman and a selection from her Eukleria.
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"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. Leeâs 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 (one Protestant, one Catholic) offer an intriguing comparative case study in early modern Christian thought." âArthur Holder, John Dillenberger Professor of Christian Spirituality, Graduate Theological Union
"Bo Karen Lee's subtle study of Madame Guyon and Anna Maria van Schurman explores how these writers found a source of power, leadership, and creativity in self-denial. It is an important contribution to the history and literature of Christian spiritualityâincluding Protestant spirituality, which remains underinvestigatedâand to discussions around contested questions at the intersection of feminism and religion." âStephanie Paulsell, Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies, Harvard Divinity School
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Lee analyzes and compares the themes of self-denial and self-annihilation in the writings of these two mystics. In van Schurman's case, the focus is on the distinction between scholastic knowledge of God and the intima notitia Dei accessible only by radical self-denial. In Guyon's case, it is on the union with God that is accessible only through a painful self-annihilation. For both authors, Lee demonstrates that the desire for enjoyment of God plays an important role as the engine of the soul's progress away from self-centeredness. The appendices offer facing Latin and English translations of two letters by van Schurman and a selection from her Eukleria.
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"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. Leeâs 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 (one Protestant, one Catholic) offer an intriguing comparative case study in early modern Christian thought." âArthur Holder, John Dillenberger Professor of Christian Spirituality, Graduate Theological Union
"Bo Karen Lee's subtle study of Madame Guyon and Anna Maria van Schurman explores how these writers found a source of power, leadership, and creativity in self-denial. It is an important contribution to the history and literature of Christian spiritualityâincluding Protestant spirituality, which remains underinvestigatedâand to discussions around contested questions at the intersection of feminism and religion." âStephanie Paulsell, Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies, Harvard Divinity School
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9780268033910 | details & prices | 250 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $29.00
About: 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.
About: 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.
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