About this episode

The episode discusses the Quietist views of Jeanne Guyon and François Fénelon on overcoming self-love through pure love for God and the resulting accusations of heresy.

The “Quietists” Jeanne Guyon and François Fénelon argue that self-love can be overcome by cultivating a “pure love” for God. Their reward: to be accused of heresy.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Adamson

Topics covered

• Quietism
• self-love
• pure love
• God
• heresy

Keywords

• Quietism
• Jeanne Guyon
• François Fénelon
• self-love
• pure love
• heresy

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