No, it's not an apostate; it's not even a man. It's a woman who lived at the end of the 14th century, who wrote long and thoughtfully about the meaning of spiritual living, in a series of meditations called the Revelations of Divine Love. I found her ruminations hypnotizing, so I decided to amplify the effect by introducing a regular pulse, a meter, to her discourse; as you listen, you lose consciousness of listening, and the import of her thought enters your experience, as it were sideways. But don't take my word for it, go hear:
