Christian MysticismBeginning with St. Paul and St. John, the author traces the formation of practical and speculative mysticism through St. Augustine to the nature mysticism of William Blake. |
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acosmism Augustine beauty believe called Cambridge Platonists century Christ Christian Mysticism Church consciousness contemplation creature darkness desire Dionysius distinction Divine doctrine Eckhart Erigena essence eternal evil existence faculties faith Father feeling Fénelon Gnostic Godhead Gospel heart heaven highest Holy human idea ideal immanence infinite intellectual Irenĉus John knowledge language Lecture light living Logos Lord means mediĉval mind mysteries mystical theology nature negative road Neoplatonism Neoplatonists object Origen ourselves Pantheism passage Paul perfect personality Philo philosophy Platonism Platonists Plotinus prayer prayer of quiet Proclus pure quĉ quietistic realisation reality reason regarded religion religious revelation Richard of St Ruysbroek sacraments says sense soul speaks speculative Mysticism spirit stage supernatural Suso symbols Tauler teaching Teresa thee Theologia Germanica theory things thou thought tion Trinity true truth unity universe Victorinus visions whole William Law words writers δὲ καὶ τὸ