Format:
1 online resource (719 pages)
ISBN:
9780191034060
Series Statement:
Oxford Handbooks Ser.
Content:
This collection provides a guide to the mystical element of Christianity as a theological phenomenon. Part I offers a historical overview. Part II considers sources and practices of mystical theology. Part III examines conceptualities of mystical thought. Part IV explores contributions of mystical teaching to theology and metaphysics.
Content:
Cover -- The Oxford Handbook of MYSTICAL THEOLOGY -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- Part I: UNDERSTANDING MYSTICAL THEOLOGY -- Chapter 1: Mystical Theology and Christian Self-Understanding -- Christian Beginnings -- Inhabiting Mystery -- Doctrine And Life -- Integrating Prayer and Action -- Experiencing God's Future -- Conclusion -- Suggested Reading -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Chapter 2: Mystical Theology at the Heart of Theology -- The Nature and Purpose of Mystical Theology -- The Mystical Depths of Creation: The Need for Mystical Theology -- Reconciliation, Contemplation, and the Role of Mystical Theology -- Suggested Reading -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Chapter 3: Mystical Theology and Human Experience -- Criticisms of William James's Approach -- Augustine (354-430) -- The Puzzle: the Ostia Vision -- Augustine's On the Trinity -- Meister Eckhart (c.1260-c.1328): the Priority of Negation -- Teresa of Avila (1515-1582): the Integration of Mystical Experience with Everyday Life -- The Spiritual Senses Tradition -- Conclusion -- Suggested Reading -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The Genealogy of Mystical Traditions -- Patristic Genealogies -- Eastern Christian Mysticism -- Dionysian Mysticism -- Western Patristic Mysticism -- Medieval Genealogies -- Western Monastic Mysticism -- Franciscan Mysticism -- Late Medieval Vernacular Mysticisms -- German Mysticism -- Flemish Mysticism -- French and Italian Mysticism -- English Mysticism -- Early Modern Genealogies -- Protestant Mysticism -- Reformed Catholic Mysticism -- Conclusion -- Suggested Reading -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Mystical Theology in Contemporary Perspective -- A Context of Crisis -- Christian and Mystical Theology -- A Mysticism of Earthly Realities.
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Additional Edition:
9780198722380
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9780198722380
Language:
English
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