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Mystics
Oxford University Press, USA 2007; US$ 17.99Mystics are path-breaking religious practitioners who claim to have experienced the infinite, word-defying Mystery that is God. Many have been gifted writers with an uncanny ability to communicate the great realities of life with both a theologian's precision and a poet's lyricism. They use words to jolt us into recognizing ineffable mysteries... more...
Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond
Oxford University Press, UK 2006; US$ 134.99The image of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square is a familar Russian landmark. Yet few people know what made Basil so famous. He was a saint who wandered about naked, bullied passers-by, brawled in the market-place, and once even smashed a revered icon. Saints such as Basil overturn the conventional concept of sainthood - what, we... more...
Mystical Doctrine of St. John of the Cross
Continuum International Publishing 2006; US$ 130.00Apart from the introduction by Fr Stuart, this title consists of passages from St John's own writings. It sets out in continuous and convenient form all the essential points in his teaching. more...
Spiritual Canticle and Poems
Continuum International Publishing 1999; US$ 180.00The Spiritual Canticle is one of St John's greatest works. Using the simple metaphor of the spouse and the bride, he sketches a series of dialogues between God and the soul, rich in natural imagery. The fragrant vineyards, fruitful valleys and green hills, flocks of sheep and clear streams all speak of the Object of mystical love. The images of the... more...
Visions in Late Medieval England
BRILL 2007; US$ 138.00Visions were highly popular in the late Middle Ages, whether preached as vivid stories from the pulpit, illuminated in saint-filled manuscripts, or experienced during the breathless anticipation of a Mass or eerie darkness of a Yorkshire graveyard. This book explores five central dynamics of spirituality that the visions shaped and sustained. more...
Sensible Ecstasy
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 25.00Sensible Ecstasy investigates the attraction to excessive forms of mysticism among twentieth-century French intellectuals and demonstrates the work that the figure of the mystic does for these thinkers. With special attention to Georges Bataille, Simone de Beauvoir, Jacques Lacan, and Luce Irigaray, Amy Hollywood asks why resolutely secular, even... more...
Thomas Merton's Paradise Journey
Continuum International Publishing 2000; US$ 150.00A book which traces the development of the thoughts and writings of the twentieth century Cistercian monk, Thomas Merton, on the subject of contemplation. more...
Julian of Norwich's Legacy
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2009; US$ 95.00This detailed study is the first to outline Julian of Norwich's reception throughout history, from the extant manuscripts to the present day. more...
Our Sound is Our Wound
Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 19.95Our lives are lived against the backdrop of internal and external soundscapes. The sounds, noises and music with which we are surrounded in modern life have spiritual implications. There is also a soundtrack within us that plays constantly through memory, dreams, anxiety or thought. What are these soundscapes, and how do we listen for the voice of... more...









