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A Short Method of Prayer & Spiritual Torrents: Two Classic Works of Christian Mysticism and Contemplative Prayer

A Short Method of Prayer & Spiritual Torrents: Two Classic Works of Christian Mysticism and Contemplative Prayer - Hardcover

by Jeanne Marie Bouvieres de la Mott Guyon
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jeanne Marie Bouvieres de la Mott GuyonTheme:Religious Orientation/ChristianPublish date:4/3/2018Pages:120
Languages:EnglishPublisher:SMK BooksISBN-13:9781515426707ISBN-10:151542670XUPC:9781515426707Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Living, Prayerbooks, MysticismBook Topic:PrayerSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.368Product ID:SCFQHSCNDX

A Short Method of Prayer & Spiritual Torrents brings together two enduring works of Christian mysticism by Madame Guyon, one of the most influential devotional writers of the seventeenth century. Written for readers seeking a deeper interior life, these works set out a path of prayer founded on simplicity, recollection, surrender, and the soul's continual turning toward God.

In A Short Method of Prayer, Guyon presents contemplative prayer as something available not only to clergy or advanced theologians, but to ordinary Christians who desire inward communion with God. Spiritual Torrents extends that vision through a vivid account of the soul's progress, using the image of rushing waters to describe purification, abandonment, trial, and union with the divine will. Together, the two works offer a classic expression of quiet, inward devotion, shaped by the language of Christian mysticism and the discipline of prayer.

Long read by students of devotional literature, Christian spirituality, and the history of mysticism, Guyon's writings remain significant for their directness, intensity, and insistence that prayer is not merely formal observance but the surrender of the whole self to God. This edition preserves a major text in the tradition of contemplative Christianity and makes it available for readers of classic religious literature, prayer, and spiritual formation.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:SMK BooksISBN-13:9781515426707ISBN-10:151542670XUPC:9781515426707Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Living, Prayerbooks, MysticismBook Topic:PrayerSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.368Product ID:SCFQHSCNDX
Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvieres De La Mott: - Jeanne Marie Bouvieres de la Motte Guyon, commonly known as Madame Guyon, was a French Christian mystic and devotional writer whose works became central to discussions of contemplative prayer, inward spirituality, and the quieting of the soul before God. Born in 1648, Guyon wrote during a period of intense religious debate in France, and her teaching on prayer, surrender, and abandonment to the divine will brought both devoted readers and severe controversy. Associated with the movement later labelled Quietism, she was imprisoned for her religious writings and influence, yet her works continued to circulate widely among Christians interested in prayer, mystical theology, and the deeper interior life.Guyon's best-known writings include A Short Method of Prayer, Spiritual Torrents, biblical commentaries, letters, poems, and autobiographical works. Her central emphasis was that the soul should turn inward toward God in simplicity, faith, and loving surrender, moving beyond merely verbal or intellectual prayer into a sustained habit of divine presence. Her work influenced later readers across denominational lines and remains an important part of the literature of Christian mysticism, contemplative prayer, devotional practice, and spiritual formation.
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