In this classic treatise on Christian spirituality, Rowan Williams takes us with a new eye along a road marked out by Paul, John, Ignatius, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Athanasius, Basil, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, and finally to Luther and St. John of the Cross. The Wound of Knowledge is a penetrating psychological and intellectual analysis of Christian spirituality. show more
Chapter 1 The Passion of My God Chapter 2 The Shadow of the Flesh Chapter 3 End Without End Chapter 4 The Clamor of the Heart Chapter 5 Acrobats and Jugglers Chapter 6 Ecstasy and Understanding Chapter 7 The Sign of the Son of Man Chapter 8 The Secret Stair The Secret Stair show more
About Rowan Williams
ROWAN WILLIAMS, the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, was formerly Primate of the Church in Wales. He taught at both Oxford and Cambridge until 1991 when he was made Bishop of Monmouth. He is the author of Lost Icons, Writing in the Dust, Ponder These Things, A Ray of Darkness, Resurrection, The Truce of God, and Arius. show more
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