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Early Modern · 1697

Explanation of the Maxims of the Saints

François Fénelon · 1651–1715

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What it is

A defence of pure love — loving God without regard to one's own salvation — distinguishing legitimate mysticism from the errors condemned in Molinos.

Why it lasted

It cost its author his position and produced a public quarrel with Bossuet; Fénelon submitted to the condemnation from his own pulpit.

Where to read it

Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.

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