Description: The clearest exposition of the life and teachings of the diminutive Carmelite Friar whose influence has been so very profound.
Brief description: Peter Tyler is Senior Lecturer and Programme Director of Pastoral Theology at St Mary's University College, Twickenham, UK. Previous publications include The Return to the Mystical: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian Mystical Tradition (Continuum, 2011) and The Pursuit of the Soul: Psychoanalysis, Soul-making and the Christian Tradition (T & T Clark, 2016).
Review Quotes:
"Peter Tyler's St. John of the Cross elucidates the great Carmelite's poetry and spiritual teaching through a very readable exploration of his life...It transformed my understanding of him." --The Tablet Books of the Year
"A new book about John immediately invites our interest, particularly when it is in Continuum's excellent Outstanding Christian Thinkers series... Overall, this is a book with much to recommend it." --Church Times "I am now most grateful for the invitation [to review this book] not only for the attractive and well researched account of John of the Cross which Peter Tyler presents but, most of all, for the insights the book offers for understanding today's world... This is a timely book in our Christian history." --Mount Carnel magazine "Tyler's introduction is very helpful and one which I highly recommend, particularly for the breadth of its scope." --Theological Book Review "This book is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in understanding the spirituality of John of the Cross or the Carmelite way. It is scholarly but not academic in style, with a detailed bibliography to encourage further study." --Franciscan, Volume 24, No.1