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Title: Misleading Title
Review: Despite its title, this book has absolutely nothing to do with the Dark Night of the Soul. Moore admits early on that he has co-opted only the title from the classic work by John of the Cross. Moore's book is about spiritual and emotional crisis. In the original by John of the Cross, the Dark Night is not about crisis, it is about deeper union with God... the "dark night" is a metaphor for the place where lovers meet. Moore's book is okay if you are looking for a self-help pop psychology book. But if you were looking for a book about deepening spirituality, you should read Gerald May's book of the same title instead. I think it is important to add this note, in case someone might be led to believe that this book is about the Dark Night of the Soul, or about John of the Cross, or about spirituality. It isn't.
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