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blue hardcover ~ 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~ 7.5"x9"). large book, international or priority shipping may cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. couple of tiny corner creases, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (nap). glossy full color frontis. 224p. glossy pages throughout. many full page full color plates. b&w photos & illustrations throughout. bibliography. index. religion. theology. psychology. philosophy. apparitions. mysticism. meditation. history of christianity. ~ A mystic is one who seeks above all the knowledge and love of God, and who experiences to an extraordinary degree a profoundly personal encounter with the energy of divine life. The mystical experience has found richly diverse expression during the two thousand years of Christian history and underpins all of Christian ritual and doctrine~not as a secret divine knowledge but as a deeper spirituality for all believers. By and large, however, the inspiring examples of the Christian mystics are little known to lay readers. The Christian saints are the most famous examples of this vibrant spirituality, which can inspire, heal, and transform people, but there are many others who have sought such a life with God: Gerard Manley~Hopkins, Charles de Foucauld, Dag Hammarskjold, and Simone Weil are just a few who have lived in our own time. Christian Mystics focuses on fifty~four men and women whose great devotion transformed the times in which they lived and continues to affect Christianity today. Beginning with major figures among the early Christians, this beautifully written and lushly illustrated volume moves on to the great flowering of Christian mysticism during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Including a presentation of the Eastern Orthodox mystic tradition and concluding with the mystics of the twentieth century, Christian Mystics presents an inspiring history of the quest for spiritual meaning and transcendence. As a leading authority on Christian history and mysticism, Ursula King uses both scholarly knowledge and her gifts as a writer to elucidate this profound story of selfless love, encompassing the great breadth and depth of the Christian mystical tradition and the problems and questions mystics face. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a combination of great religious artworks and contemporary photographs, this powerful integration of text and image reveals hitherto unknown facets of Christianity's spiritual quest, which continues to hold lasting fascination and significance at the threshold of the twenty~first century. Christian Mystics offers entrance into a deeper inner dimension that can animate and sustain the life of every modern Christian. Seller Inventory # 5092301
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