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1380:, in his study of heterodox Christian movements, including Quietism, points out, however, that Quietism is less a heresy or school of thought than a "tendency," a "direction of the human mind" to exaggerate concepts that otherwise could be considered perfectly orthodox. He suggests that it is misleading to speak of a Quietist School, if by this we mean a well thought-out set of beliefs that all members of a supposed Quietist heresy professed. Quietism, he maintains, is not a neat set of "conclusions." Rather, he asserts, Quietism, as it manifested itself in seventeenth-century Europe, ran the spectrum from almost completely orthodox teaching to extremely heterodox beliefs. "You can, he concludes, "be more or less of a Quietist." One, therefore, should always bear in mind that many differences in style and emphasis (and in some cases even in rather essential beliefs) exist among the various mystics labeled Quietist. As Knox has shown, the teachings of Molinos are not necessarily synonymous with those of La Combe or Guyon, much less those of FĂ©nelon. 2645: 120: 1772:) approach to meditation and contemplation; further, both acknowledged the authority of the Catholic Church and did not oppose its teaching concerning contemplative prayer. Thus, their work was not condemned as heresy, being consistent with Church teaching. This did not stop John's work, however, coming under suspicion after his death; the fact he was not canonised until 1726 is largely due to seventeenth-century suspicions of beliefs similar to those termed "Quietist" later in the century. 1402: 2922: 1526: 43: 1778:
came to the conclusion that the only real spirituality was achieved by paying attention to the Holy Spirit (the Godhead) through silence, and founded the Quaker movement on this basis – one which shared much resemblance with "Quietist" thought. Quietist thinking was also influential among the British
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Since the late seventeenth century, "Quietism" has functioned (especially within Catholic theology, though also to an extent within Protestant theology), as the shorthand for accounts which are perceived to fall foul of the same theological errors, and thus to be heretical. As such, the term has come
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and others), "Quietism" was a creation of its opponents, a somewhat artificial systematisation made on the basis of ecclesiastical condemnations and commentary upon them. No single author – even Molinos, generally seen as the main representative of Quietist thought – advocated all the positions that
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on meditation, and the likelihood that Jesuit writers would react poorly to any perceived attack on Ignatius’s thought. He said the meditation was an important stage of the spiritual life, but that it was well-established that in order to pass to the state of contemplation one must leave behind
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formed the Quietism of later Catholic doctrinal textbooks; as such, at least one author suggests that it is better to speak of a Quietist tendency or orientation, one which may be located in analogous forms through Christian history.
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of 1687. "Quietism" was seen by critics as holding that man's highest perfection consists in a sort of psychical self-annihilation and a consequent absorption of the soul into the Divine Essence even during the present life.
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in 1329 may also be seen as an instance of an analogous concern in Christian history. Eckhart's assertions that we are totally transformed into God just as in the sacrament the bread is changed into the body of Christ (see
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Although both Molinos and other authors condemned in the late seventeenth century, as well as their opponents, spoke of the Quietists (in other words, those who were devoted to the "prayer of quiet", an expression used by
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to be applied to beliefs far outside its original context. The term quietism was not used until the 17th century, so some writers have dubbed the expression of such errors before this era as "pre-quietism".
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in which "the supreme aim of life on earth is the contemplation of the uncreated light whereby man is intimately united with God". However, according to Bishop
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were all accused of holding beliefs with similarities to those condemned in the Quietist controversy. Among the ideas seen as errors and condemned by the
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of Cambrai. A commission in France found most of Madame Guyon's works intolerable and the government confined her, first in a convent, then in the
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in 1675. Molinos recommended absolute passivity and contemplation in total repose of the spirit. He was aware of the focus in the writings of
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raised similar concerns to those of Quietism. These concerns continued into the mid-sixteenth century and in the writings of
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Radiating Austerity: Disproving Quietism in Francisco de Zurbaran's Penitential Images of Saint Francis of Assisi
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From Molinos' teaching developed a less radical form known as Semiquietism, whose principle advocates were
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or bound by the precepts of the Church. Similar assertions of individual autonomy on the part of the
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In early Christianity, suspicion over forms of mystical teaching may be seen as controversies over
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during the late 1670s and 1680s, particularly associated with the writings of the Spanish mystic
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rites has been perceived as a form of quietism. This may be a tacit reference to the Cathars or
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and W. E. Turner (1884 and 1886)) caused sharp controversy with evangelicals in the society.
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in 1317. Alternatively, it is likely to be a direct reference to the so-called Beguine,
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In early sixteenth-century Spain, concern over a set of beliefs held by those known as
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A Sociological Analysis of the Theology of Quakers: The Silent Revolution
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In the Eastern Orthodox Church, an analogous dispute might be located in
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says that the particular errors condemned in the bull are not in the
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This article is about the Christian philosophy. For other uses, see
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Bernard McGinn, 'Introduction: Part Two', in Miguel de Molinos,
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In 1699, after FĂ©nelon's spirited defense in a press war with
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Quietism is particularly associated with the writings of
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Madame Guyon won an influential convert at the court of
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Beliefs condemned as heretical by the Catholic Church
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The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality
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