Abstract
The author of this important contribution to the study of Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross has recognized and responded to the need for deciphering and understanding the sixteenth century anthropology and epistemology encountered in the writings of these two Spanish mystics who have had such a profound impact on Western Christian mysticism. The book at hand, though narrower and more focused in scope, is reminiscent of E. W. Trueman Dicken's The Crucible of Love: A Study of the Mysticism of St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross (New York: Sheed and Ward, 1963). Those who are interested in the issues raised by Howells will also want to consult Steven Payne's John of the Cross and the Cognitive Value of Mysticism: An Analysis of Sanjuanist Teaching and its Philosophical Implications for Contemporary Discussions of Mystical Experience (Dordrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer, 1990).
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