{"product_id":"the-wisdom-of-john-of-ruusbroec-mystic-of-the-flowing-light-9798195953546","title":"The Wisdom of John of Ruusbroec: Mystic of the Flowing Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sapientia Mundi Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - Saints \u0026amp; Sainthood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the forests of medieval Brabant, a quiet priest composed some of the most daring and beautiful works in the history of Western mysticism. His name was John of of Ruusbroec (Jan van Ruusbroec), and his vision of the soul's journey toward God has lost none of its power in the seven centuries since he set it down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of John of Ruusbroec: Mystic of the Flowing Light\u003c\/i\u003e traces the life, thought, and enduring legacy of the fourteenth-century Flemish contemplative who transformed the Christian mystical tradition. Born in a small village south of Brussels, Ruusbroec served for decades as an ordinary chaplain before withdrawing to the forest priory of Groenendaal, where he spent the remaining thirty-eight years of his life writing, praying, and receiving seekers from across Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuusbroec's theology centered on a threefold vision of the spiritual life - the active, the interior, and the superessential - animated by the rhythm of divine love flowing outward and returning to its source. His masterwork, \u003ci\u003eDie geestelike brulocht\u003c\/i\u003e, described the soul as a bride drawn ever deeper into union with the divine bridegroom, a union that expressed itself not in withdrawal from the world but in renewed engagement with the common life of service and charity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of John of Ruusbroec: Mystic of the Flowing Light\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA vivid portrait of Ruusbroec's life, from his early years in Brussels to the contemplative community he founded at Groenendaal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clear and accessible account of his threefold vision of the spiritual life and the theology of flowing and ebbing that structures his thought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn exploration of his relationship to the Rhineland mystics, the Beguine movement, and the Free Spirit controversy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn examination of his profound influence on the \u003ci\u003eDevotio Moderna\u003c\/i\u003e and the subsequent history of Western spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA careful treatment of the vernacular theological tradition of the Low Countries and Ruusbroec's place as its culminating figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a contemplative and historically grounded style, \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of John of Ruusbroec: Mystic of the Flowing Light\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a thinker whose vision of the divine abyss, the common life, and the nameless God continues to speak to all who seek a deeper understanding of the relationship between the human soul and the sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892961394839,"sku":"9798195953546","price":1136.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798195953546.webp?v=1781190465","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-wisdom-of-john-of-ruusbroec-mystic-of-the-flowing-light-9798195953546","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}