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Faith, Mysticism, and the 'Dark Night Of The Soul' | Father Dominic Legge

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Growth in the Spiritual Life: Beyond Interior Experiences

This chapter explores the problem of emphasizing growth in the spiritual life based on interior experiences, arguing that spirituality should be understood as something supernatural that goes beyond emotions and psychology. It discusses the influence of Father Báñez on St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross, and examines the interest in mystical phenomena during 16th-century Catholicism in Spain.

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