The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works gift David Brooks' fourth volume of

David Brooks' fourth volume of short fiction

when the whirlwind of distractions or the brick wall of boredom makes it difficult to continue

This same monastic mindset can help us grow in wisdom

psychologist Robert Wicks emboldens readers to face life's difficulties--the "dragons" that escape from the cave

but invites us to enter into an authentic relationship of intimacy and devotion-by surrendering to love

The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works gift David Brooks' fourth volume ofPaperback Contains The Cloud of Unknowing, The Mystical Theology of Saint Denis, The Book of Privy Counselling, and An Epistle on Prayer. Against a tradition of devotional writings which focused on knowing God through Christ's Passion and his humanity, these texts describe a transcendent God who exists beyond human knowledge and human language. These four texts are at the heart of medieval mystical theology in their call for contemplation, calm, and