Mystical Theology

Author : Rik Van Nieuwenhove
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UOM:39015056816245

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Jan Van Ruusbroec, Mystical Theologian of the Trinity by Rik Van Nieuwenhove Pdf

Jan van Ruusbroec (1293-1381), a Flemish mystical theologian, was one of the most original Trinitarian thinkers in the medieval West. Yet, his works--written in Middle-Dutch--have remained relatively unknown. In this book, Rik Van Nieuwenhove presents the first major study in English of Ruusbroec's thought. Van Nieuwenhove explores in detail Ruusbroec's theology of the Trinity, his anthropology, Christology, and his understanding of union with God. Van Nieuwenhove's study reveals that Ruusbroec, while incorporating aspects of the rich theological and spiritual tradition that preceded him, wrote at the beginning of a modern age in which mystical theology changed radically in nature. Ruusbroec claimed that the divine Persons are subject to an eternal dynamic of procession or out-going from the Father, on the one hand, and returning to the shared divine essence, on the other. The human person is called to participate in this continuous ebbing and flowing by leading a life that combines contemplation and charitable activity. Ruusbroec argued that mysticism should be interpreted in terms of a transformation of the human person rather than in terms of an immediate experience of God. Jan van Ruusbroec, Mystical Theologian of the Trinity is an innovative, original study of one of late medieval theology's undiscovered treasures. Written in clear, accessible language, this new interpretation of Ruusbroec's theology will appeal to all those interested in mysticism, medieval theology, and the doctrine of the Trinity.

Author : Edward Howells,Mark A. McIntosh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191034077

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The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology by Edward Howells,Mark A. McIntosh Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology provides a guide to the mystical element of Christianity as a theological phenomenon. It differs not only from psychological and anthropological studies of mysticism, but from other theological studies, such as more practical or pastorally-oriented works that examine the patterns of spiritual progress and offer counsel for deeper understanding and spiritual development. It also differs from more explicitly historical studies tracing the theological and philosophical contexts and ideas of various key figures and schools, as well as from literary studies of the linguistic tropes and expressive forms in mystical texts. None of these perspectives is absent, but the method here is more deliberately theological, working from within the fundamental interests of Christian mystical writers to the articulation of those interests in distinctively theological forms, in order, finally, to permit a critical theological engagement with them for today. Divided into four parts, the first section introduces the approach to mystical theology and offers a historical overview. Part two attends to the concrete context of sources and practices of mystical theology. Part three moves to the fundamental conceptualities of mystical thought. The final section ends with the central contributions of mystical teaching to theology and metaphysics. Students and scholars with a variety of interests will find different pathways through the Handbook.

Author : Christopher C. H. Cook,Julienne McLean,Peter Tyler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317066187

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Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice by Christopher C. H. Cook,Julienne McLean,Peter Tyler Pdf

In Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice several leading scholars explore key themes within the Christian mystical tradition, contemporary and historical. The overall aim of the book is to demonstrate the relevance of mystical theology to contemporary spiritual practice. Attention is given to the works of Baron von Hugel, Vladimir Lossky, Margery Kempe, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Thomas Merton, and Francisco de Osuna, as well as to a wide range of spiritual practices, including pilgrimage, spiritual direction, contemplative prayer and the quotidian spirituality of the New Monasticism. Christian mystical theology is shown to be a living tradition, which has vibrant and creative new expressions in contemporary spiritual practice. It is argued that mystical theology affirms something both ordinary and extraordinary which is fundamental to the Christian experience of prayer.

Author : Anastasius (the Librarian)
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9042913940

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A Thirteenth-century Textbook of Mystical Theology at the University of Paris by Anastasius (the Librarian) Pdf

In the middle ninth century, the Frankish king Charles the Bald invited the established theologian Eriugena to translate the work of the fifth-century Dionysius from Greek to Latin. The translation proved enduring, and was copied often and bound with the Scholia translated by Anastasius the Librarian and excerpts from Eriugena's Periphyseon, all of which Harrington (U. of Dallas) includes in his edition with English translation on facing pages. Distributed by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Author : Alastair Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0227679199

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Heresy and Mysticism in Sixteenth-century Spain by Alastair Hamilton Pdf

Author : David Lewin,Simon D. Podmore,Duane Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317090939

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Mystical Theology and Continental Philosophy by David Lewin,Simon D. Podmore,Duane Williams Pdf

Exploration of the interface between mystical theology and continental philosophy is a defining feature of the current intellectual and even devotional climate. But to what extent and in what depth are these disciplines actually speaking to one another; or even speaking about the same phenomena? This book draws together original contributions by leading and emerging international scholars, delineating emerging debates in this growing and dynamic field of research, and spanning mystical and philosophical traditions from the ancient, to the medieval, modern, and contemporary. At the heart of which lies Meister Eckhart, perhaps the single most influential Christian mystic for modern times. The book is organised around significant historical and contemporary figures who speak across the intersections of philosophy and theology, offering new insights into key interlocutors such as Pseudo-Dionysius, Augustine, Isaac Luria, Eckhart, Hegel, Heidegger, Marion, Kierkegaard, Deleuze, Laruelle, and Žižek. Designed both to contribute to current trends in mystical theology and philosophy, and elicit dialogue and debate from further afield, this book speaks within an emerging space exploring the retrieval of the mystical within a post-secular context.

Author : Paul Rorem
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506400440

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Th Dionysian Mystical Theology by Paul Rorem Pdf

This book introduces the Pseudo-Dionysian “mystical theology,” with glimpses at key stages in its interpretation and critical reception through the centuries. Part one reproduces and provides commentary on the elusive Areopagite’s own miniature essay, The Mystical Theology, impenetrable without judicious reference to the rest of the Dionysian corpus. Stages in the reception and critique of this Greek corpus and theme are sketched in part two, from the sixth-century through the twelfth and to the critical reaction and opposition by Martin Luther in the Reformation.

Author : A. Devine
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781177508940

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A manual of mystical theology by A. Devine Pdf

Author : Vladimir Lossky
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1991-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780227905081

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The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church by Vladimir Lossky Pdf

Lossky's great work on Eastern Orthodoxy covers the whole range of its spirituality and theology. Combining careful theology with the warmth of the deep personal devotion of the author, 'The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church' is the best introduction to Orthodox teaching and theology available. It provides a reliable and informative presentation of the theological spirit of the Eastern Church. His account makes clear the profound theological differences underlying the practices of the East and West, and yet it is also an important contribution to ecumenism and to the life of Christian devotion. It brings together subjects that are more usually separated, asserting that there is no true mysticism that is not firmly rooted in theology, and no true theology that is not experienced, and therefore mystical. The tradition of the Eastern Church is presented as a mystical theology with doctrine and experience mutually conditioning each other.

Author : Arthur Holder
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781003856696

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Biblical Exegesis and Mystical Theology in the Venerable Bede by Arthur Holder Pdf

Biblical Exegesis and Mystical Theology in the Venerable Bede brings together 17 essays by Arthur Holder exploring the theology and spirituality found in Bede’s biblical commentaries and homilies. The volume shows that Bede was both a masterful student of received tradition and a creative thinker concerned to address the needs and interests of his audience of Christian pastors and teachers in the eighth-century Northumbrian church. Although Bede is best known as the author of The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, the last half-century of scholarship has demonstrated the sophistication and vast influence of his work in the fields of grammar, biblical interpretation, hagiography, poetry, computus, natural science, and theology. The chapters in this volume show how Bede’s exegesis was integrally connected with his work in all those genres and with the monumental artistic productions of his monastery such as the illuminated bible manuscript known as the Codex Amiatinus. The five parts of the book deal with Bede as teacher and biblical scholar, his interpretations of the tabernacle and the temple, his commentary on the Song of Songs, his attitudes toward philosophy and heresy, and his mystical theology. This book will be of interest to students of Christian theology, mysticism, the development of biblical interpretation, and the history of early medieval England.

Author : C. E. Rolt
Publisher : CCEL
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781610251938

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Dionysius the Areopagite: On the Divine Names and the Mystical Theology. by C. E. Rolt Pdf

Author : Vladimir Lossky
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1991-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780227905098

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The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church by Vladimir Lossky Pdf

Lossky's great work on Eastern Orthodoxy covers the whole range of its spirituality and theology. Combining careful theology with the warmth of the deep personal devotion of the author, 'The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church' is the best introduction to Orthodox teaching and theology available. It provides a reliable and informative presentation of the theological spirit of the Eastern Church. His account makes clear the profound theological differences underlying the practices of the East and West, and yet it is also an important contribution to ecumenism and to the life of Christian devotion. It brings together subjects that are more usually separated, asserting that there is no true mysticism that is not firmly rooted in theology, and no true theology that is not experienced, and therefore mystical. The tradition of the Eastern Church is presented as a mystical theology with doctrine and experience mutually conditioning each other.

Author : Aristotle Papanikolaou
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780268089832

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The Mystical as Political by Aristotle Papanikolaou Pdf

Theosis, or the principle of divine-human communion, sparks the theological imagination of Orthodox Christians and has been historically important to questions of political theology. In The Mystical as Political: Democracy and Non-Radical Orthodoxy, Aristotle Papanikolaou argues that a political theology grounded in the principle of divine-human communion must be one that unequivocally endorses a political community that is democratic in a way that structures itself around the modern liberal principles of freedom of religion, the protection of human rights, and church-state separation. Papanikolaou hopes to forge a non-radical Orthodox political theology that extends beyond a reflexive opposition to the West and a nostalgic return to a Byzantine-like unified political-religious culture. His exploration is prompted by two trends: the fall of communism in traditionally Orthodox countries has revealed an unpreparedness on the part of Orthodox Christianity to address the question of political theology in a way that is consistent with its core axiom of theosis; and recent Christian political theology, some of it evoking the notion of “deification,” has been critical of liberal democracy, implying a mutual incompatibility between a Christian worldview and that of modern liberal democracy. The first comprehensive treatment from an Orthodox theological perspective of the issue of the compatibility between Orthodoxy and liberal democracy, Papanikolaou’s is an affirmation that Orthodox support for liberal forms of democracy is justified within the framework of Orthodox understandings of God and the human person. His overtly theological approach shows that the basic principles of liberal democracy are not tied exclusively to the language and categories of Enlightenment philosophy and, so, are not inherently secular.

Author : William Johnston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1570751757

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Mystical Theology by William Johnston Pdf

From the earliest centuries there has existed a Christian theology of mysticism, defining the state which Bernard Lonergan called a "being in love with God." St. John of the Cross wrote such a theology for the sixteenth century, calling it "the science of love." Now, William Johnston, one of the great spiritual writers of our time, attempts to do the same for the twenty-first century.

Author : Mark A. McIntosh
Publisher : Blackwell Publishing
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1557869073

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Mystical Theology by Mark A. McIntosh Pdf

MYSTICAL THEOLOGY reveals that the growing popularity of spirituality in all its forms is largely separated from theology. Through a study of exemplary writers such as Gregory of Nyssa, MYSTICAL THEOLOGY uncovers an understanding of the inner integrity of mystical consciousness and the difference between knowledge through direct experience and theological expression.