An Introduction to Christian Mysticism approaches the topic from an academic perspective. Baxter begins by suggesting that the mystics of Christian history — figures like John Ruusbroec, Meister Eckhart, Julian of Norwich, and Gregory of Nyssa — offer a healthy corrective, perhaps even an antidote, to the domesticated, "nice" spirituality that has come to characterize so much of mainstream Christianity in our time.
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This essay originally appeared in Evelyn Underhill's Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness (1911). As that book is now in the public domain, and as this article is an excellent best brief summary of Christian mysticism, at least through the 18th century (with some consideration of non-Christian mystics as well), I'm publishing it here for the benefit of the readers of this site.
- Date: November 19, 2019
- By: Carl McColman
- Categories: Media
In the summer of 2015 I filmed a series of videos before a small audience where I explored several themes, such as mysticism, silence, and monasticism.
Here is the "mysticism" segment.
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