The Interior Carmel: The Threefold Way of Love
- by John C. H. Wu | Foreword by Vincent L. Wu, Jr.
- Product Code: tic
- Availability: In Stock
- Publication date: August 15, 2025
- Size: 6 x 9
- Pages: 248
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$19.95
"The more we are emptied of ourselves, the more we are filled with God. This presents in its essence the whole process of the spiritual life, with its polarity of negative and positive phases, or, as the Chinese would express it, the Yin and Yang aspects. This polarity between nature and grace, man and God, is patent in all the Beatitudes, of which the first is: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. This constitutes the starting-point of the way of love, and gives, as it were, a bird's eye view of the whole way."
Finally back in print after fifty years, this book will resonate with anyone seeking to understand the spiritual life as a dynamic process. Written from a unique perspective of a completely Chinese and completely Catholic scholar, The Interior Carmel offers both a roadmap for personal growth and an intellectual framework for understanding the inner workings of love and sanctity. Dr. Wu’s intellectual and spiritual journey exemplifies the harmony between his Chinese heritage, his Catholic faith, and his profound dedication to service. —from the foreword by Vincent L. Wu, Jr.
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John Ching-Hsiung Wu (1899–1986) was a Chinese intellectual, jurist, and writer born in Ningbo, China. His vast political and academic career included service as head judge of the Shanghai Provisional Court, an adviser to the Chinese Delegation to the United Nations, and as Minister Plenipotentiary of China to the Holy See. He received a fellowship from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and he did research and taught law at many universities, including Harvard, the University of Paris, the University of Berlin, Northwestern University, Seton Hall University, and The College of Chinese Culture. His books, written in Chinese, French and English include works in the fields of philosophy and law, and a spiritual autobiography, Beyond East and West. John Wu earned a Bachelor of Laws from Soochow University eventually serving as Dean of its Law School. He earned a JD from The University of Michigan Law School and began over a decade long correspondence with Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. He received honorary doctorate degrees in law from Boston College, The University of Portland, and St. John's University. He was married and had thirteen children.