About this title: Written by an unknown mystic of the 14th century, The Cloud of Unknowing represents the first expression in English of the soul's quest for God. This is a relevant text for today's spirituality, a literary work of great beauty in style and message.
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780385030977ISBN:0385030975
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Image Book Original. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Book shows wear to cover edges and spine. Corners bent/rounded. Cover may have folds or creases. Otherwise in good reading condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780385030977ISBN:0385030975
Description: Acceptable. A check found underlining and other junk inside this book. Photos: We now have a scanner in-shop and can provide you with a picture of this item if you do not currently see one. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780385030977ISBN:0385030975
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Free upgrade to First Class mail. Contents clean and unmarked. VG condition except front cover has a reading crease. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Image Book Original. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 1996-08-01
ISBN-13:9780385030977ISBN:0385030975
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight. Text is clean & bright. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Has some light edge and corner wear. 1-2 pages with light highlighting. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 1996-08-01
ISBN-13:9780385030977ISBN:0385030975
Description: Good. Used for class has underlining and notes. No highlighting. Cover shows some wear or creases. Pages yellowed/tanned. This book really opened my eyes! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 1996-08-01
ISBN-13:9780385030977ISBN:0385030975
Description: Very Good. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! Careful packaging and fast shipping. read more
Description: Very Good. 0385030975 Light general wear, but a nice, clean, tight copy. Please compare our ratings and shop with confidence. Member, Antiquarian Book Dealers Association of SC. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 1973
Description: Good paperback. 16mo, paperback, 195pp. edgewear, creases, spine crease cover. owner name inside front cover. stress at gutter top pp 80-81. read more
"Written by an anonymous author, this is an excellent resource for anyone interested in silent prayer and contemplation. My weekly Centering Prayer group reads a chapter outloud before our 30 minute sit in silent prayer. It is also helpful to me in my daily practice of Centering Prayer. I highly recommend this book."
"The various translations of The Cloud of Unknowing still carry the "old English" of the original unknown 14th century author. For most of us it is hard to really understand what the author meant by some of the old style and words. William Johnston translated the original into modern English; I beleive the only such translation of this famous book. The author of the "Cloud" also wrote the Book of Privy Counsel and several other short pieces such as the Epistle of Prayer, etc. Johnston included Privy Counsel in his work."
"An unusual book in the Christian heritage but one which should -- and can -- be experienced by all Christians of any denomination. It's as practical and relevant in its approach to contemplation as Richard of St. Victor is obscure. Cloud and its companion, The Book of Privy Counseling written by the same unknown English medieval monk, can be read as handbook to prayer, meditation and reflection. It's best read one short chapter at a time; each chapter contains enough material to read/meditate/pray on for a day. It shouldn't be rushed.
I must admit that I did have some difficulty with the text on my first reading which I didn't notice on the subsequent go through; this is probably attributable to having completed the St. Ignatian Spiritual Exercises."
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