Privy Thoughts

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Download or read book The Cloud of Unknowing written by William Johnston and published by Image. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING and THE BOOK OF PRIVY COUNSELING are the first explorations in the English language of the soul’s quest for God. Written in Middle English by an unknown fourteenth-century mystic, THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING expresses with beauty a message that has inspired such great religious thinkers as St. John of the Cross and Teilhard de Chardin, as well as countless others in search of God. Offering a practical guide to the life of contemplation, the author explains that ordinary thoughts and earthly concepts must be buried beneath a “cloud of forgetting,” while our love must rise toward a God hidden in the “cloud of unknowing.” THE BOOK OF PRIVY COUNSELING, also included in this volume, is a short and moving text on the way to enlightenment through a total loss of self and a consciousness only of the divine. William Johnston, an authority on fourteenth-century mysticism and spirituality, provides an accessible discussion of the works, detailing what is known about the history of the texts and their author. In a new foreword, Huston Smith draws on his extensive knowledge of the varieties of religious experience to illuminate the relevance of these works for contemporary readers.

Download or read book Privy Thoughts written by Jim Morrison and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Privy Thoughts is a hilarious, biting, and, at times, bizarre collection of the graffiti found on the toilet doors of universities in Britain, Ireland, Australia, and the United States of America. Venture inside, where the thoughts, feelings, and observations of various students are arranged into categories ranging from sex, of course, to philosophy, by way of a limerick or two. For anyone in need of a laugh, a reflective moment, or just a reminder of student days, this book is a must. It veers from being thoughtful and intellectual, to being outrageously potty-mouthed, and back again. Read, savour, and smile without the need to wash your hands afterwards.

Download or read book The Complete Works of Thomas Manton, D.D. written by Thomas Manton and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Malory's History of King Arthur and the Quest of the Holy Grail written by Sir Thomas Malory and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Reading the Eighteenth-Century Novel written by David H. Richter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-02-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading the Eighteenth-Century Novel is a lively exploration of the evolution of the English novel from 1688-1815. A range of major works and authors are discussed along with important developments in the genre, and the impact of novels on society at the time. The text begins with a discussion of the “rise of the novel” in the long eighteenth century and various theories about the economic, social, and ideological changes that caused it. Subsequent chapters examine ten particular novels, from Oroonoko and Moll Flanders to Tom Jones and Emma, using each one to introduce and discuss different rhetorical theories of narrative. The way in which books developed and changed during this period, breaking new ground, and influencing later developments is also discussed, along with key themes such as the representation of gender, class, and nationality. The final chapter explores how this literary form became a force for social and ideological change by the end of the period. Written by a highly experienced scholar of English literature, this engaging textbook guides readers through the intricacies of a transformational period for the novel.