Madame Jeanne Guyon: Child of Another World

by Dorothy Coslet

The biography of a noble Frenchwoman whom her contemporaries harassed, imprisoned, and finally condemned as a heretic. What was it that motivated Madame Jeanne Guyon, keeping her faithful and causing her to rest joyfully in God's will, even in the shadow of dungeon walls?

220 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1984

Reviews

[Jeanie Fritz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coslet presents a balanced and careful look at Madame Guyon's remarkable life. I particularly appreciate how she incorporates Guyon's writing and poetry.

[Robert Tessmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Madame Guyon was a very interesting Christian mystic, but this is not a very well written biography.

[Shino Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading this one. Easy to breeze through.
I might go so far as to say that despite her persecution she never blamed God.
Shows the strength of her faith.

[Scott Hayden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read, though disturbing in some parts.

Courageous and sincere lady. Earnest,eventually in seeking after God. Grew more and more to base her life and life's practice on God's word, not on mere opinion of men or so-called authority of politico-religious figures.

I have a hard time believing she heard God "speaking" correctly when she placed her children in foster care instead of raising them herself. Doesn't this go against the biblical command to parents concerning God's commands to "impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up"? How can you obey this if you're hardly ever at home, on the road, or even sleeping in the same house with your children?

I'm not expecting perfection. No saint is a perfect model. I want to be careful that in recognizing this woman's contribution to Christianity in exemplifying an intensely personal relationship with Christ, we don't also follow her bad example of neglecting her spiritual duty to her own children.