Jeanne Guyon's Interior Faith

In seventeenth-century France, Jeanne Guyon wrote about God, "I loved him, and I burned with his fire because I loved him, and I loved him in such a way that I could love only him, but in loving him I had no motive save himself." She called this the pure love of God. Guyon traveled throughout Europe teaching others how to pray and her books became popular bestsellers. She expressed her Christian faith that Jesus Christ lives within our interior life. As Guyon became increasingly popular, the church and state authorities used the power of the Roman Catholic Inquisition and arrested her, charging her with heresy. Guyon spent nearly ten years incarcerated, including five years in the Bastille from 1698-1703. The state authorities judged her innocent. After her release, she lived in Blois on the Loire River and welcomed visitors from Europe and the New World who talked with her about the Christian faith. This is the first English translation of Guyon's Commentary on the Gospel of Luke.

“"Jeanne Guyon is worth discovering--a remarkable life, a deep faith, and a capacity for mystical expression that joins the ranks of Mother Julian of Norwich . . . Every good library interested in spirituality and mysticism should have a copy." --Ian Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary”

"Jeanne Guyon is worth discovering--a remarkable life, a deep faith, and a capacity for mystical expression that joins the ranks of Mother Julian of Norwich . . . Every good library interested in spirituality and mysticism should have a copy."
--Ian Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary

Nancy Carol James is a priest associate at St. John's, Lafayette Sq., Washington, DC, and works as adjunct faculty at Grand Canyon University. She has written ten books about Jeanne Guyon. Nancy Carol James has published 13 books by and about Madame Jeanne Guyon. Paul Haffner of the Pontifical Gregorian University writes, "Nancy James has become the key and leading expert on Guyon and her invitation to understand Guyon spirituality better is to be greatly welcomed and appreciated." In 2022 Fr. Thomas Kuffel and Nancy Carol James published The Ascent to God: Divine Theosis Revealed and Realized in the Teaching of John Paul II. The book's introduction was written by Bishop Chad Zeilinski, Bishop of New Ulm. The book received the imprimatur from Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu.

In seventeenth-century France, Jeanne Guyon wrote about God, ""I loved him, and I burned with his fire because I loved him, and I loved him in such a way that I could love only him, but in loving him I had no motive save himself."" She called this the pure love of God. Guyon traveled throughout Europe teaching others how to pray and her books became popular bestsellers. She expressed her Christian faith that Jesus Christ lives within our interior life. As Guyon became increasingly popular, the church and state authorities used the power of the Roman Catholic Inquisition and arrested her, charging her with heresy. Guyon spent nearly ten years incarcerated, including five years in the Bastille from 1698-1703. The state authorities judged her innocent. After her release, she lived in Blois on the Loire River and welcomed visitors from Europe and the New World who talked with her about the Christian faith. This is the first English translation of Guyon's Commentary on the Gospel of Luke. ""Jeanne Guyon is worth discovering--a remarkable life, a deep faith, and a capacity for mystical expression that joins the ranks of Mother Julian of Norwich . . . Every good library interested in spirituality and mysticism should have a copy."" --Ian Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary Nancy Carol James is a priest associate at St. John's, Lafayette Sq., Washington, DC, and works as adjunct faculty at Grand Canyon University. She has written ten books about Jeanne Guyon.

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