{"product_id":"the-wileyblackwell-companion-to-christian-mysticism-9781119283508","title":"The WileyBlackwell Companion to Christian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together a team of leading international scholars to explore the origins, evolution, and contemporary debates relating to Christian mystics, texts, and the movements they inspired.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive and engaging account of Christian mysticism, from its origins right up to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the best of current scholarship by bringing together a collection of newly-commissioned readings by leading scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders examples of mysticism in both Eastern and Western Christianity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a brilliant synthesis of the key figures and historical periods of mysticism; its core themes, such as heresy, gender, or aesthetics; and its theoretical considerations, including theological, literary, social scientific, and philosophical approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures chapters on current debates such as neuroscience and mystical experience, and inter-religious dialogue\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Guide to Christian Mysticism 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia A. Lamm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Themes in Christian Mysticism 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Song of Songs 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn W. Astell and Catherine Rose Cavadini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Gender 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Newman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Platonism 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWillemien Otten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Aesthetics 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon E. Saliers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Heresy 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Patrick Hornbeck II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Early Christian Mysticism 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mysticism in the New Testament 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan C. Mitchell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Judaean–Jewish Contexts of Early Christian Mysticism 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOri Z Soltes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 “Mysticism” in the Pre-Nicene Era? 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBogdan G. Bucur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Origen and His Followers 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAugustine Casiday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Negative Theology from Gregory of Nyssa to Dionysius the Areopagite 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles M. Stang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Syriac Mysticism 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian E. Colless\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Mysticism and Contemplation in Augustine’s Confessions 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Peter Kenney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Augustine’s Ecclesial Mysticism 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Patout Burns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Benedictine Monasticism and Mysticism 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eColumba Stewart, O.S.B.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Medieval Mystics and Mystical Traditions 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Bernard of Clairvaux and the Cistercian Mystical Tradition 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Patrick McGuire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Victorines 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoyd Taylor Coolman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Mystery of Divine\/Human Communion in the Byzantine Tradition 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge E. Demacopoulos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Francis, Clare, and Bonaventure 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin L. Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Nuns of Helfta 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Mysticism in the Spiritual Franciscan Tradition 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael F. Cusato, O.F.M.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Low Countries, the Beguines, and John Ruusbroec 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Rolfson, O.S.\u003c\/i\u003eF.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Meister Eckhart, Johannes Tauler, and Henry Suso 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlotte C. Radler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Late Fourteenth-Century English Mystics 357\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristiania Whitehead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Late Medieval Italian Women Mystics 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmando Maggi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Nicholas of Cusa and the Ends of Medieval Mysticism 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter J. Casarella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Mysticism and Modernity 405\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Protestant Reformers on Mysticism 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis E. Tamburello, O.F.M.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Spanish Mysticism and Religious Renewal: Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward Howells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Seventeenth-Century French Mysticism 437\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWendy M. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Making of “Mysticism” in the Anglo-American World: From Henry Coventry to William James 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeigh Eric Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 “We Kiss Our Dearest Redeemer through Inward Prayer”: Mystical Traditions in Pietism 473\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Albrecht\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Nineteenth- to Twentieth-Century Russian Mysticism 489\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul L. Gavrilyuk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Modern Catholic Theology and Mystical Tradition 501\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen M. Fields, S.J\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Mystics of the Twentieth Century 515\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Frohlich, R.S.C.J.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Critical Perspectives on Mysticism 531\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 A Critical Theological Perspective 533\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Sheldrake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 What the Saints Know: Quasi-Epistemological Reflections 550\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Wetzel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Mysticism and the Vernacular 562\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenis Renevey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 The Social Scientific Study of Christian Mysticism 577\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRalph W. Hood, Jr. and Zhuo Chen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Neuroscience 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas E. Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Christian Mysticism in Interreligious Perspective 610\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeo D. Lefebure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 626\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407027577175,"sku":"9781119283508","price":34.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119283508.jpg?v=1730497922","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wileyblackwell-companion-to-christian-mysticism-9781119283508","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}