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The Medieval Mystical Tradition in England by E. A. Jones
Boydell & Brewer 2004; US$ 85.00The latest volume of proceedings in the series initiated by Marion Glasscoe in 1980 shares with its predecessors a concentrated focus on the English mystical authors and the reception of their continental contemporaries in medieval England. At the same time, it bears witness to the range of disciplinary approaches - literary, historical, theological, art historical - which are currently bearing fruit in research on the medieval mystical tradition. more...
Enduring Graceby Carol L. Flinders
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 10.99Astonishingly relevant portraits of the lives of seven women mystics Known to more than a million readers as the coauthor of the classic vegetarian cookbook Laurel's Kitchen, Carol Lee Flinders looks to the hunger of the spirit in Enduring Grace. In these striking and sustaining depictions of seven remarkable women, Flinders brings to life a chorus of wisdom from the past that speaks with remarkable relevance to our contemporary spiritual quests. From Clare of Assisi in the Middle East to Thérèse of Lisieux in the late nineteenth century, Flinders's compelling and refreshingly informal portraits reveal a common foundation of conviction, courage, and serenity in the lives of these great European Catholic mystics. Their distinctly... more...
Way of the English Mysticsby Gordon C. Miller
Continuum International Publishing 1996; US$ 130.00A guidebook plus anthology for pilgrims and all who love the English mystics. Descriptive chapters on where Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton, Margery Kempe and others lived and wrote, accompanied by selections from their works, many in new versions. more...
Ruusbroecby Geert Warnar; Diane Webb
BRILL 2007; US$ 147.00Jan van Ruusbroec (1293-1381), the most influential medieval Dutch author, is generally acknowledged to be one of the key figures in the tradition of Christian mysticism. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of Ruusbroec's oeuvre within the social, religious and literary frameworks of the fourteenth century Low Countries. more...
Visions in Late Medieval Englandby Gwenfair Walters Adams
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 Ecstasyby Amy Hollywood
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 anti-Christian intellectuals are drawn to affective, bodily, and widely denigrated forms of mysticism. What is particular to these thinkers, Hollywood reveals, is their attention to forms of mysticism associated with women. They regard mystics such as Angela of Foligno, Hadewijch, and Teresa of Avila not as emotionally excessive or escapist, but as unique in their ability to think outside of the... more...
The Power of Prayer and Fastingby Ronnie Floyd; Bill Bright
B&H Publishing Group 2010; US$ 12.99A revised and updated edition of popular pastor Ronnie Floyd’s insights on the often overlooked, always faith-strengthening discipline of prayer and fasting. more...
Christian Mysticismby Louise Nelstrop; Kevin Magill; Bradley B. Onishi
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2009; US$ 29.95This book introduces students to Christian mysticism and modern critical responses to it. Christianity has a rich tradition of mystical theology that first emerged in the writings of the early church fathers, and flourished during the Middle Ages. Today Christian mysticism is increasingly recognised as an important Christian heritage relevant to today's spiritual seekers.The book sets out to provide students and other interested readers with access to the main theoretical approaches to Christian mysticism including those propounded by William James, Steven Katz, Bernard McGinn, Michael Sells, Denys Turner and Caroline Walker-Bynum. It also explores postmodern re-readings of Christian mysticism by authors such as Jacques Derrida,... more...
Paradisus anime intelligentisby Burkhard Hasebrink; Hans-Jochen Schiewer; Nigel F. Palmer
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2009; US$ 132.00Paradisus anime intelligentis is the Latin name of one of the most important late medieval collections of German sermons, about half of which comprises sermons by Meister Eckhart. The studies deal with the theological programme of the sermons, the manuscripts, their transmission and processing, together with selected individual texts. The volume is completed by a study of a contiguous collection, the Kölner Klosterpredigten [Cologne Monastic Sermons]. more...
Julian of Norwich's Legacyby Sarah Salih; Denise Nowakowski Baker
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...









