"With his characteristic erudition and clarity, Emmanuel Falque draws our attention to the nature of experience by plumbing the rich resources of Christian mysticism and monastic theology. He demonstrates that experience is never simply a matter of self-knowledge or empirical inquiry; it puts us to the test, changing and transforming us. The result is a text full of wisdom and rich insight, and one of remarkable and unexpected relevance for contemporary phenomenology." --Brian Treanor, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University, USA

"How does God enter into finite human thinking and feeling? Like the wise householder sharing treasures old and new, Emmanuel Falque shows how Christian monasticism remains a surprisingly fresh interlocutor today. A master class in the precise, generous listening to the premodern past that is renewing theology and phenomenology alike." --David Albertson, Associate Professor of Religion, University of Southern California, USA