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    Autobiography of Madam Guyon
    Autobiography of Madam Guyon
    Autobiography of Madam Guyon
    Audiobook15 hours

    Autobiography of Madam Guyon

    Written by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (commonly known as Madame Guyon) (April 13, 1648 - June 9, 1717) was a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism. Quietism was considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church, and she was imprisoned from 1695 to 1703 after publishing a book on the topic, A Short and Easy Method of Prayer. This translation is by Thomas Taylor Allen was first published in 1897. Allen's dates are unknown. (Summary from Wikipedia.)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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