298 Pages
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Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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From divine visions to self-tortures, some strange mystical experiences have shaped the Christian tradition as we know it. Full of colourful detail, Mystics of the Christian Tradition examines the mystical experiences that have determined the history of Christianity over two thousand years, and reveals the often sexual nature of these encounters with the divine. In this fascinating account,... Read more
List of plates and timelines, Acknowledgements, Plates, Prologue, I Origins, II The Eastern Church, III The Western Church in the Middle Ages, IV Mystics in Early Modern Europe: the Reformation, the efflorescence, V Post-Reformation mystics in England and America: the twentieth-century revival of mysticism, Epilogue, Notes, Glossary, Timelines, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Steven Fanning
"This series more than any other has resurrected interest in whole legions of spiritual writers who would otherwise have been neglected...a good, clear and helpful read. A useful reference that is a good addition to present scholarship on the subject." Peter Tyler, Food for the Journey - Books
