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An Introduction to Christian Mysticism: Recovering the Wildness of Spiritual Life

An Introduction to Christian Mysticism: Recovering the Wildness of Spiritual Life

by Jason M. Baxter
An Introduction to Christian Mysticism: Recovering the Wildness of Spiritual Life
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An Introduction to Christian Mysticism: Recovering the Wildness of Spiritual Life

An Introduction to Christian Mysticism: Recovering the Wildness of Spiritual Life

by Jason M. Baxter

Overview

This brief, accessibly written volume introduces key figures, texts, and themes of the mystical tradition and shows how and why the mystics can speak to the church today. Jason Baxter, an expert educator and storyteller, explains that the mystical tradition offers a more robust understanding of God than our current shallow conceptions. Featuring engagement with primary sources and suitable for use in a variety of courses, this book argues that the mystics have much to say to contemporary Christians searching for authentic modes of spirituality.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781540961228
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 03/16/2021
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 603,489
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jason M. Baxter (PhD, University of Notre Dame), an expert in medieval Catholic thought, is associate professor of fine arts and humanities at Wyoming Catholic College in Lander, Wyoming. He speaks at universities across the country and has written several books, including A Beginner's Guide to Dante's "Divine Comedy." Visit his website at JasonMBaxter.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Abbreviations ix

Introduction: The Soul from Whom God Hides Nothing 1

1 The Christian of the Future in the Desert of Modernity: The Twentieth-Century Rediscovery of Ancient Mysticism 25

2 Pagans Grope toward God: Piety and Prayer in Antiquity 45

3 The Inward Turn: What Augustine Learned from the Pagans 59

4 The Darkness of God: Dionysms the Areopagite, Gregory of Nyssa, and Meister Eckhart 75

5 Praying with the Whole World: Natural Contemplation and the Legacy of the Desert Fathers 103

6 How to Perform Scripture: Lectio Divina and the Renewal of the Heart 135

Conclusion: The Wildness of the Spiritual Life 153

Notes 173

Index 191

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