quietism

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In the absence of evidence for the Trojan horse hypothesis for corporate mindfulness, there is an alternative hypothesis: Corporate Quietism.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2015

Bossuet's great antagonist in the controversy concerning Quietism might have found the approval of the philosophers for some of his political opinions.

From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund

Jacob Spener was the great apostle of Quietism in Germany.

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann

Port-Royal came to an end in 1709, Quietism had finished in 1698, and Gallicanism itself, the great religion of the throne, had been placed at the feet of the pope by the king in 1693.

From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules

Quietism was broached by Michael Molinos, a Spanish priest and spiritual director in great repute at Rome, who, in his book entitled The Spiritual Guide, established a system of perfect contemplation.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward