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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1780 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1501–1600

The Sixteenth Century

1 work

c. 1578–1585

Spanish

The Ascent of Mount Carmel

John of the Cross · 1542–1591

A systematic account of the active night, in which memory, understanding, and will are emptied of every attachment — including attachment to spiritual consolations.

Catholic (Carmelite) · MysticalRead elsewhere