| An Introduction to Christian Mysticism: Initiation Into the Monastic Tradition 3 Volume 13 Contributor(s): Merton, Thomas (Author), O'Connell, Patrick F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0879070137 ISBN-13: 9780879070137 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 Annotation: In these conferences, originally given to novices, Thomas Merton provides an overview of major themes and figures in the Christian mystical tradition. From Fathers of the Church through important medieval theologians to the great Spanish Carmelites, Merton traces such key topics as the integration of theology and spirituality and the importance of "natural contemplation"--recognizing the divine presence in creation; the centrality of apophatic or "dark" contemplation; and the role of spiritual direction in forming mature and balanced contemplatives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Mysticism - Religion | Monasticism - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 248.22 |
| LCCN: 2007037374 |
| Series: Monastic Wisdom |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.73" W x 8.44" (1.25 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In these conferences dating to 1961, Thomas Merton provides for his audience of young monks an overview of major themes and figures in the Christian mystical tradition as an integral part of their religious inheritance and a crucial part of their spiritual formation. From Fathers of the Church such as St Athanasius and St Gregory of Nyssa, through such important medieval theologians as St Bonaventure, Hadewijch and Meister Eckhart, to the great Spanish Carmelites St Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross, Merton traces such key topics as the integration of theology and spirituality; the importance of "natural contemplation"--recognizing the divine presence in creation; the centrality of apophatic or "dark" contemplation; and the role of spiritual direction in forming mature and balanced contemplatives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Merton, Thomas: - Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Catholic convert, Cistercian monk and hermit, poet, contemplative, social critic, and pioneer of interreligious dialogue, was a seminal figure of twentieth-century American Christianity. O'Connell, Patrick F.: -Patrick F. O'Connell is professor of English and theology at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. A founding member and former president of the International Thomas Merton Society, he edits The Merton Seasonal and is coauthor of The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia. He has edited eight previous volumes of Thomas Merton's monastic conferences for the Monastic Wisdom Series, most recently The Cistercian Fathers and Their Monastic Theology (2016), and he is also editor of Merton's Selected Essays (2013) and Early Essays: 1947-1952 (2015). |