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Tables of Contents for John of the Cross
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Translation and Abbreviations
8
1
Introduction
9
1
Biographical Sketch
9
6
Approaching the Text
15
6
The Spiritual Journey: The Dark Night
21
11
Conclusion
32
3
The Poetry
35
14
The Spiritual Canticle
36
8
The Dark Night
44
2
The Living Flame of Love
46
3
The Goal: Union with God
49
6
Metaphors of Union
52
2
Fusion and Absorption
54
1
Desire, Desires, and Detachment
55
10
Freeing Our Desire for God
58
1
The Harm Done by Our Inordinate Desires
59
2
Recovering Our Appetite for God
61
1
Life-giving Detachment
61
1
An Acquired Taste
62
1
The Vast Dominion of the Non-possessive Heart
63
2
Entering the Dark Night
65
7
The Imitation of Christ
66
1
Remaining Empty
66
1
The Blessings of Mortification
66
1
Holy Contempt
67
1
Counsels for Climbing Mount Carmel
68
1
Alacrity of Response
68
1
Conclusion
69
3
The Imperfections of Beginners
72
7
Pride
74
1
Avarice
75
1
Lust
75
1
Anger
76
1
Gluttony
76
1
Envy and Sloth
77
2
The Beginnings of Contemplation
79
7
The Three Signs
81
2
The Cause of the Dark Night of the Senses
83
1
The Soul Does Not Experience God's Presence
83
1
How the Soul Should Conduct Itself in this Dark Night
84
2
The Active Night of the Spirit: Faith
86
11
Faith, The Light that Causes Darkness
90
1
Why Only the Light of Faith Can Lead Us to God
90
1
Faith, The Darkness that Accesses a Deeper Light
91
1
Harm that Is Caused from Being Attached to Visions
91
1
Divine Communications Only Benefit the Non-possessive Spirit
92
1
Why It is Not Necessary for the Soul to Pay Attention to Divine Communications in Order to Receive the Grace that They Impart
92
1
Christ, The Fullness of Revelation
93
1
Why Does God Give Souls Visions in the First Place?
94
3
The Active Night of the Spirit: Hope
97
8
John's Audience and Purpose for Writing
99
1
The Harm Caused by Not Mortifying the Memory
99
2
The Benefits Derived from Mortifying the Memory
101
1
The Suspension of Memory that Results from ``Touches of Union''
101
1
The Memory that Has Been Transformed by Grace
102
3
The Active Night of the Spirit: Love
105
11
Introduction and Aim of the Thesis on Love
107
1
The Strength of the Soul Is Ruled by the Will
107
1
The Four Passions of the Soul
107
1
The Interconnectedness of the Four Passions
108
1
Joy: The First Emotion of the Will
109
1
The Nature of Moral Goods
109
1
The Two Types of Joy Derived from Moral Goods
110
1
Rejoicing in Moral Goods
110
1
The Harms that Result from Joy in Moral Goods
111
2
The Benefits Derived from the Removal of Joy from Moral Goods
113
3
The Passive Night of the Spirit
116
9
The Two Purgations
118
1
Why Contemplation Is a Night for the Soul
119
1
Why Divine Wisdom Is Painful to the Unpurified Soul
119
2
A Synopsis of the Dark Night: The Burning Log
121
1
The Forge of God
122
1
The Initial Experiences of the Love and Wisdom that is Being Infused in the Soul by means of the Dark Night
123
2
The Light of Early Dawn
125
7
The Bride's Complaint
127
1
Pierced by Love
127
1
What We Long for Is in the Longing
127
1
The Wound
128
1
The Sore Wound
128
1
Impregnated by One's Beloved
129
1
The Boundless Ocean of God
130
2
On the Threshold of Eternity
132
17
Alacrity of Response
136
1
Being Settled in God, the Soul No Longer Looks for Its Peace outside Itself
136
1
The Harmony of Creation
137
2
The Revelation of the Soul's Goodness and Beauty
139
1
The Restoration of Innocence and the Capacity to Rejoice in the Goodness of Others
140
1
The Ability to Derive Spiritual Nourishment from Every Situation
140
1
A Generative Love
141
1
God's Desire for the Soul
141
1
The Breathing of God
142
7
Chronology
149
2
Select Bibliography
151