Christian Mystics: The Spiritual Heart of the Christian TraditionThe mystical experience - the intimate knowledge of and loving union with God - has found richly diverse expression during the 2000 years of Christian history. Through an integration of text and image, facts and facets of the human mystical quest are explored and discussed. The book focuses on 50 to 60 individuals, both men and women, following a mainly historical outline. It also considers the major figures among the early Christians and their influence on early Islamic mysticism. |
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Christian Mystics: Their Lives and Legacies Throughout the Ages Ursula King No preview available - 2001 |
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Abhishiktananda ascetic asceticism ascetics and monastics BACKGROUND AND THEMES became Beguines Bernard biblical Carmelite Catherine Catholic century Christ Church Clement contemplation contemporary darkness death deep deeply described desert developed devotion Dionysius Dionysius the Areopagite EARLY CHRISTIAN MYSTICS EARLY MODERN PERIOD EASTERN ORTHODOX MYSTICS Eckhart English mystics Evelyn Underhill experienced expressed faith Father Godhead Greek Gregory Gregory of Nyssa heart Henry Suso hesychast Hildegard Holy human Ignatius illumination influence inner inspired Jesuit Jesus prayer known later Library living Maximus the Confessor MEDIEVAL MYSTICS Meister Eckhart monastery monasticism monks Mount Athos mystical experience mystical theology mystical union MYSTICS O F Neoplatonic O F THE EARLY Origen passion perfection Philokalia philosophy poems practice presence reform religion religious Richard of St Ruusbroec seek Simone Weil Solovyov Song soul spiritual stages Suso Symeon Tauler teaching Teresa theologians things tradition transformed Trinity vision wisdom women writings wrote