Western Mysticism: Augustine, Gregory, and Bernard on Contemplation and the Contemplative Life
(2012)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2012
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486145945 (electronic bk.) MWT11605300, 0486145948 (electronic bk.) 11605300
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
This collection presents the writings of three of Western Christianity's most revered teachers of mystical theology. In addition to personal accounts by Saint Augustine, Saint Gregory, and Saint Bernard of their religious experiences, Western Mysticism discusses speculative contemplation, defines mysticism and its characteristics, and contrasts contemplative and active lives
Mode of access: World Wide Web