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Late Medieval Mysticism
General Editors' Preface
Preface
General Introduction
Bernard of Clairvaux: On the love of God; Of The three ways in which we love God; That the soul, seeking God, is anticipated by Him
The Victorines. Hugh: The realm and role of light; The grades of knowledge; Love the cure of the soul's sickness; God's dwelling in the soul through knowledge & love; The soul's deepest desire
Richard: The way to contemplation
Adam: Gospel symbols & the mystic goal
Francis of Assisi: Exposition of the Lord's prayer; Praises of the Virtues; The Canticle of Brother Sun
Bonaventure: The journey to the mind of God
Ramon Lull: The Blanquerna: the Lullian ideal, Of the book of the Lover & the Beloved, The art of contemplation
Meister Eckhart: Sermon on the eternal birth; another Sermon on the eternal birth; A sermon on the contemplative & the active life; on solitude & the attainment of God; About the body of our Lord; Love cannot be lazy
Richard Rolle, hermit of Hampole: The mending of life
Henry Suso: The little book of eternal wisdom; The life of the servant: The higher school of Gelassenheit, The way of suffering & of the cross
Catherin of Siena: A treatise of Divine Providence
Jan van Ruysbroeck: The sparkling stone
German theology (Theologica Germanica)
Nicholas of Cusa: On learned ignorance; The vision of God; A sermon on the Eucharist; Where is He who is born King of the Jews?
Catherine of Genoa: Treatise on Purgatory
Indexes
Preface
General Introduction
Bernard of Clairvaux: On the love of God; Of The three ways in which we love God; That the soul, seeking God, is anticipated by Him
The Victorines. Hugh: The realm and role of light; The grades of knowledge; Love the cure of the soul's sickness; God's dwelling in the soul through knowledge & love; The soul's deepest desire
Richard: The way to contemplation
Adam: Gospel symbols & the mystic goal
Francis of Assisi: Exposition of the Lord's prayer; Praises of the Virtues; The Canticle of Brother Sun
Bonaventure: The journey to the mind of God
Ramon Lull: The Blanquerna: the Lullian ideal, Of the book of the Lover & the Beloved, The art of contemplation
Meister Eckhart: Sermon on the eternal birth; another Sermon on the eternal birth; A sermon on the contemplative & the active life; on solitude & the attainment of God; About the body of our Lord; Love cannot be lazy
Richard Rolle, hermit of Hampole: The mending of life
Henry Suso: The little book of eternal wisdom; The life of the servant: The higher school of Gelassenheit, The way of suffering & of the cross
Catherin of Siena: A treatise of Divine Providence
Jan van Ruysbroeck: The sparkling stone
German theology (Theologica Germanica)
Nicholas of Cusa: On learned ignorance; The vision of God; A sermon on the Eucharist; Where is He who is born King of the Jews?
Catherine of Genoa: Treatise on Purgatory
Indexes
424 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1957
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December 13, 2016
This is a great anthology of Christian mystics -- ft. Bernard of Clairvaux, The Victorines, St. Francis of Assisi, Bonaventure, Ramon Lull, Meister Eckhart, Richard Rolle, Henry Suso, Catherine of Sienna, Jan Van Ruysbroeck, Nicholas of Cusa, and Catherine of Genoa! It also contains helpful introductory material to each mystic which provides a brief biographical, bibliographical, and theological synopsis of each person's life and work.
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