Prof Peter Tyler is Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spirituality and Director of the Centre for Initiatives in Spirituality and Reconciliation (InSpiRe) at St Mary's University, Twickenham, London (www.stmarys.ac.uk/inspire) . He has written extensively on the Spanish mystics and given many retreats based on their writing in the UK and abroad. His most recent books include: 'John of the Cross: Carmel, Desire and Transformation' (Routledge, 2024), 'The Living Philosophy of Edith Stein' (Bloomsbury, 2023) and 'The Spanish Mystics: Ecstasy and Communion' (WISE, 2022).
Amongst Christian theologians and mystics St John of the Cross (1542 – 1591) is probably one of the most misunderstood (and misquoted).
Rather than presenting the spiritual journey as a ‘gloomy dark night’ he wants to invite us into the mysteries and ecstasies that await our journey of the soul.
In our day together Prof. Peter Tyler will introduce the saint and some of the key elements of his spiritual teaching.
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Prof Peter Tyler is Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spirituality and Director of the Centre for Initiatives in Spirituality and Reconciliation (InSpiRe) at St Mary's University, Twickenham, London (www.stmarys.ac.uk/inspire) . He has written extensively on the Spanish mystics and given many retreats based on their writing in the UK and abroad. His most recent books include: 'John of the Cross: Carmel, Desire and Transformation' (Routledge, 2024), 'The Living Philosophy of Edith Stein' (Bloomsbury, 2023) and 'The Spanish Mystics: Ecstasy and Communion' (WISE, 2022).
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