Mystics / William Harmless.

What is mysticism? The question continues to be the subject of fierce debate. In this book, William Harmless offers a highly readable introduction to the mystics and their message.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Harmless, William, 1953-2014
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • A theology called mystical : Jean Gerson and William James
  • Mystic as fire watcher : Thomas Merton
  • Mystic as experienced exegete : Bernard of Clairvaux
  • Mystic as multimedia artist : Hildegard of Bingen
  • Mystic as cartographer : Bonaventure
  • Mystic as mystagogue : Meister Eckhart
  • Mystic as desert calligrapher : Evagrius Ponticus
  • Mysticism and Islam : Rumi
  • Mysticism and Zen Buddhism : Dōgen
  • Reading mystics : text, community, experience.