J.L. Chretien is a French public intellectual, philosopher and poet, widely published and revered in his home country and in academic circles worldwide. This translation makes his work available to an English-language audience for the first time and a crucial contribution to our understanding of the phenomenology of religious experience. Spacious Joy is a brilliant interdisciplinary work by one of France's most daring contemporary thinkers. Ranging from philosophy and theology to mysticism and literature, Chretien invites the reader on a deep, expansive journey of contemplative imagination. The expert translation and Translator's Note by Anne Davenport offer supplementary pleasures to this rich intellectual feast. Taste and see!