Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, commonly referred to as Madame Guyon, was a wealthy French widow who practiced and promoted a form of Christian mysticism that became known as Quietism. Spiritual Torrents was first published in 1682, and it has remained in print ever since, both in the original French and many translations. Rejuvenated Christian Classics present great works of the Christian faith from across the centuries. While staying faithful to the ideas from the original works, these editions rejuvenate the language and sentences to make these timeless ideas more accessible for modern readers.