{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-christian-mysticism-isbn-9781444332865","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism","description":"\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  \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  \u003cp\u003e“As this comment indicates, I am assuming that this volume is going to assume a key place in the literature on this vast subject.\u003ci\u003e”  (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcclesiastical History\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Julia Lamm has assembled a valuable collection of forty articles by leading scholars in this treasury of studies of (mainly) Christian mysticism. A lengthy and expert introduction by Lamm leads to the first section: five articles on “Themes in Christian Mysticism.”  (\u003ci\u003eThe Catholic Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Together they open a rich world of creative, inspired writing to contemporary students and fellow scholars.  Summing Up.  Recommended.  Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Wiley-Blackwell Companion remains a treasure-trove of scholarship that will delight anyone interested in the academic conversation around Christian mysticism.”  (\u003ci\u003eCarl McColman\u003c\/i\u003e, 24 May 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“There is much to praise about this book, from its well-judged contents to the beautiful presentation and typeface. This is a must-have for any library, and for any student or disciple of the mystical tradition.\"  (\u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 24 May 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition.”  (\u003ci\u003eEastern Christian Books,\u003c\/i\u003e 17 December 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia A. Lamm\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Theology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She is a recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for research at the Academy of Sciences in Berlin. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Living God: Schleiermacher's Theological Appropriation of Spinoza\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and co-editor of a forthcoming volume on Schleiermacher, \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Dialogue and Other Selections\u003c\/i\u003e, for the Classics of Western Spirituality series. She has also published articles on Julian of Norwich.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn the past two decades, interest in mysticism has grown hugely, both in the academic world and in the popular imagination. \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive and engaging account of the origins and evolution of Christian mysticism right up to the current day, discussing the mystics, their texts, and the movements they inspired. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume brings together a team of distinguished scholars who provide a rich synthesis of historical figures and texts, important themes in mysticism (for example, gender, scripture, and heresy), and theoretical perspectives (for example, neuroscience, literary criticism, and interreligious dialogue) in relation to Christian mysticism, problematizing and testing the categories of “mysticism” and “mystic.” The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The past quarter century has seen an unprecedented outpouring of studies on mysticism, both in Christianity and in other religious traditions. While welcome, this proliferation of literature can also induce confusion—in the midst of so much to read, what will be most helpful for the general reader, and even enlightening for the specialist? The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism does much to mitigate this problem. In this volume we have a superior survey of the course of Christian mysticism presented by excellent scholars in no less than forty-two essays. The coverage of the main themes and the historical development is impressive, the scholarship is sound, the balance among the sections and treatments is admirable. This Companion will set the standard for the study of Christian mysticism for years to come.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard McGinn, University of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990367158501,"sku":"NP9781444332865","price":248.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444332865.jpg?v=1761787536","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-christian-mysticism-isbn-9781444332865","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}