Carl McColman: The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality

The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality


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In popular usage, amysticisma typically refers to New Age or Eastern forms of spirituality. However, the mystical tradition is also an important component of the Christian tradition. At its heartaand much like its expression in other faith traditionsaChristian mysticism is an ancient practice that incorporates meditation, contemplation, worship, philosophy, the quest for personal enlightenment, and the experience of Divine presence. This volume is a comprehensive introduction and guide to Christian mysticism. It is a big book about a big possibility: the hope of achieving real, blissful, experiential unison with God. Among the topics covered here are a general introduction to mysticism, the Bible and mysticism, the history and types of Christian mysticism, biographical sketches of leading Christian mystics, and practical instructions about practicing mysticism today. This is a breathtaking work that explores a form of spirituality that has changed lives over the course of 2,000 years. Learning about Christian mysticism and how it has been articulated through the centuries will prove inspirational for todayas seekers, regardless of the faith tradition. aThe mystic is not a special kind of person; every person is a special kind of mytic.a aWilliam McNamara

What can we do in the twilight of democracy? What is the point of elections when the result is always the same? A victory for the Extreme Centre. Since 1989, politics has been replaced by a contest between who can best serve the needs of the market, fringed by unstable populist movements. The same catastrophe can be seen in the US, Britain, Europe and Australia. In this urgent and wide ranging case for the prosecution, Tariq Ali looks at the people and the events that have informed this moment of political suicide: corruption in Westminster; the failures of the EU and NATO, meanwhile the soft power of the American Empire continues to dominate the world stage uncontested. Despite this inertia, Ali also goes in search for alternative futures: the Bolivarian The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality download epub revolutions in Latin America, as well as signs of change at the edges of Europe. Emerging parties in Scotland, Greece and Spain, formed out of the 2008 crisis, are offering new hopes for democracy.


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Author: Carl McColman
Number of Pages: 320 pages
Published Date: 25 Aug 2010
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Co
Publication Country: Charlottesville, VA, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781571746245
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