The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism by Julia A. Lamm (English)

Description: The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism by Julia A. Lamm The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism presents a comprehensive and engaging account of the origins and evolution of Christian mysticism right up to the current day, discussing the mystics, their texts, and the movements they inspired. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism brings together a team of leading international scholars to explore the origins, evolution, and contemporary debates relating to Christian mystics, texts, and the movements they inspired. Provides a comprehensive and engaging account of Christian mysticism, from its origins right up to the present dayDraws on the best of current scholarship by bringing together a collection of newly-commissioned readings by leading scholarsConsiders examples of mysticism in both Eastern and Western ChristianityOffers a brilliant synthesis of the key figures and historical periods of mysticism; its core themes, such as heresy, gender, or aesthetics; and its theoretical considerations, including theological, literary, social scientific, and philosophical approachesFeatures chapters on current debates such as neuroscience and mystical experience, and inter-religious dialogue Back Cover In the past two decades, interest in mysticism has grown hugely, both in the academic world and in the popular imagination. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism presents a comprehensive and engaging account of the origins and evolution of Christian mysticism right up to the current day, discussing the mystics, their texts, and the movements they inspired. The volume brings together a team of distinguished scholars who provide a rich synthesis of historical figures and texts, important themes in mysticism (for example, gender, scripture, and heresy), and theoretical perspectives (for example, neuroscience, literary criticism, and interreligious dialogue) in relation to Christian mysticism, problematizing and testing the categories of "mysticism" and "mystic." The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition. Flap In the past two decades, interest in mysticism has grown hugely, both in the academic world and in the popular imagination. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism presents a comprehensive and engaging account of the origins and evolution of Christian mysticism right up to the current day, discussing the mystics, their texts, and the movements they inspired. The volume brings together a team of distinguished scholars who provide a rich synthesis of historical figures and texts, important themes in mysticism (for example, gender, scripture, and heresy), and theoretical perspectives (for example, neuroscience, literary criticism, and interreligious dialogue) in relation to Christian mysticism, problematizing and testing the categories of "mysticism" and "mystic." The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition. Author Biography Julia A. Lamm is Associate Professor of Theology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She is a recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for research at the Academy of Sciences in Berlin. She is also the author of The Living God: Schleiermachers Theological Appropriation of Spinoza (1996) and co-editor of a forthcoming volume on Schleiermacher, The Christmas Dialogue and Other Selections, for the Classics of Western Spirituality series. She has also published articles on Julian of Norwich. Table of Contents Notes on Contributors xi Preface xix 1 A Guide to Christian Mysticism 1 Julia A. Lamm Part I Themes in Christian Mysticism 25 2 The Song of Songs 27 Ann W. Astell and Catherine Rose Cavadini 3 Gender 41 Barbara Newman 4 Platonism 56 Willemien Otten 5 Aesthetics 74 Don E. Saliers 6 Heresy 89 J. Patrick Hornbeck II Part II Early Christian Mysticism 103 7 Mysticism in the New Testament 105 Alan C. Mitchell 8 The Judaean–Jewish Contexts of Early Christian Mysticism 119 Ori Z Soltes 9 "Mysticism" in the Pre-Nicene Era? 133 Bogdan G. Bucur 10 Origen and His Followers 147 Augustine Casiday 11 Negative Theology from Gregory of Nyssa to Dionysius the Areopagite 161 Charles M. Stang 12 Syriac Mysticism 177 Brian E. Colless 13 Mysticism and Contemplation in Augustines Confessions 190 John Peter Kenney 14 Augustines Ecclesial Mysticism 202 J. Patout Burns 15 Benedictine Monasticism and Mysticism 216 Columba Stewart, O.S.B. Part III Medieval Mystics and Mystical Traditions 235 16 Bernard of Clairvaux and the Cistercian Mystical Tradition 237 Brian Patrick McGuire 17 The Victorines 251 Boyd Taylor Coolman 18 The Mystery of Divine/Human Communion in the Byzantine Tradition 267 George E. Demacopoulos 19 Francis, Clare, and Bonaventure 282 Kevin L. Hughes 20 The Nuns of Helfta 297 Anna Harrison 21 Mysticism in the Spiritual Franciscan Tradition 311 Michael F. Cusato, O.F.M. 22 The Low Countries, the Beguines, and John Ruusbroec 329 Helen Rolfson, O.S.F. 23 Meister Eckhart, Johannes Tauler, and Henry Suso 340 Charlotte C. Radler 24 The Late Fourteenth-Century English Mystics 357 Christiania Whitehead 25 Late Medieval Italian Women Mystics 373 Armando Maggi 26 Nicholas of Cusa and the Ends of Medieval Mysticism 388 Peter J. Casarella Part IV Mysticism and Modernity 405 27 The Protestant Reformers on Mysticism 407 Dennis E. Tamburello, O.F.M. 28 Spanish Mysticism and Religious Renewal: Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross 422 Edward Howells 29 Seventeenth-Century French Mysticism 437 Wendy M. Wright 30 The Making of "Mysticism" in the Anglo-American World: From Henry Coventry to William James 452 Leigh Eric Schmidt 31 "We Kiss Our Dearest Redeemer through Inward Prayer": Mystical Traditions in Pietism 473 Ruth Albrecht 32 Nineteenth- to Twentieth-Century Russian Mysticism 489 Paul L. Gavrilyuk 33 Modern Catholic Theology and Mystical Tradition 501 Stephen M. Fields, S.J. 34 Mystics of the Twentieth Century 515 Mary Frohlich, R.S.C.J. Part V Critical Perspectives on Mysticism 531 35 A Critical Theological Perspective 533 Philip Sheldrake 36 What the Saints Know: Quasi-Epistemological Reflections 550 James Wetzel 37 Mysticism and the Vernacular 562 Denis Renevey 38 The Social Scientific Study of Christian Mysticism 577 Ralph W. Hood, Jr. and Zhuo Chen 39 Neuroscience 592 Douglas E. Anderson 40 Christian Mysticism in Interreligious Perspective 610 Leo D. Lefebure Index 626 Review "As this comment indicates, I am assuming that this volume is going to assume a key place in the literature on this vast subject." (Ecclesiastical History, 1 January 2014) "Julia Lamm has assembled a valuable collection of forty articles by leading scholars in this treasury of studies of (mainly) Christian mysticism. A lengthy and expert introduction by Lamm leads to the first section: five articles on "Themes in Christian Mysticism." (The Catholic Historical Review, 1 January 2014) "Together they open a rich world of creative, inspired writing to contemporary students and fellow scholars. Summing Up. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers." (Choice, 1 September 2013) "The Wiley-Blackwell Companion remains a treasure-trove of scholarship that will delight anyone interested in the academic conversation around Christian mysticism." (Carl McColman, 24 May 2013) "There is much to praise about this book, from its well-judged contents to the beautiful presentation and typeface. This is a must-have for any library, and for any student or disciple of the mystical tradition." (Church Times, 24 May 2013) "The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition." (Eastern Christian Books, 17 December 2012) Long Description In the past two decades, interest in mysticism has grown hugely, both in the academic world and in the popular imagination. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism presents a comprehensive and engaging account of the origins and evolution of Christian mysticism right up to the current day, discussing the mystics, their texts, and the movements they inspired. The volume brings together a team of distinguished scholars who provide a rich synthesis of historical figures and texts, important themes in mysticism (for example, gender, scripture, and heresy), and theoretical perspectives (for example, neuroscience, literary criticism, and interreligious dialogue) in relation to Christian mysticism, problematizing and testing the categories of "mysticism" and "mystic." The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition. Review Text ?As this comment indicates, I am assuming that this volume is going to assume a key place in the literature on this vast subject.?Â (Ecclesiastical History, 1 January 2014) ?Julia Lamm has assembled a valuable collection of forty articles by leading scholars in this treasury of studies of (mainly) Christian mysticism. A lengthy and expert introduction by Lamm leads to the first section: five articles on ?Themes in Christian Mysticism.?Â (The Catholic Historical Review, 1 January 2014) ?Together they open a rich world of creative, inspired writing to contemporary students and fellow scholars.Â Summing Up.Â Recommended.Â Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers.? Â (Choice, 1 September 2013) ?The Wiley-Blackwell Companion remains a treasure-trove of scholarship that will delight anyone interested in the academic conversation around Christian mysticism.? Â (Carl McColman, 24 May 2013) ?There is much to praise about this book, from its well-judged contents to the beautiful presentation and typeface. This is a must-have for any library, and for any student or disciple of the mystical tradition."Â (Church Times, 24 May 2013) ?The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition.?Â (Eastern Christian Books, 17 December 2012) ?The past quarter century has seen an unprecedented outpouring of studies on mysticism, both in Christianity and in other religious traditions. While welcome, this proliferation of literature can also induce confusion?in the midst of so much to read, what will be most helpful for the general reader, and even enlightening for the specialist? The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism does much to mitigate this problem. In this volume we have a superior survey of the course of Christian mysticism presented by excellent scholars in no less than forty-two essays. The coverage of the main themes and the historical development is impressive, the scholarship is sound, the balance among the sections and treatments is admirable. This Companion will set the standard for the study of Christian mysticism for years to come.??Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago Review Quote "As this comment indicates, I am assuming that this volume is going to assume a key place in the literature on this vast subject. " ( Ecclesiastical History , 1 January 2014) "Julia Lamm has assembled a valuable collection of forty articles by leading scholars in this treasury of studies of (mainly) Christian mysticism. A lengthy and expert introduction by Lamm leads to the first section: five articles on "Themes in Christian Mysticism." ( The Catholic Historical Review , 1 January 2014) "Together they open a rich world of creative, inspired writing to contemporary students and fellow scholars. Summing Up. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers." ( Choice , 1 September 2013) "The Wiley-Blackwell Companion remains a treasure-trove of scholarship that will delight anyone interested in the academic conversation around Christian mysticism." ( Carl McColman , 24 May 2013) "There is much to praise about this book, from its well-judged contents to the beautiful presentation and typeface. This is a must-have for any library, and for any student or disciple of the mystical tradition." ( Church Times , 24 May 2013) "The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition." ( Eastern Christian Books, 17 December 2012) Feature Louise Contributors: Douglas E. Anderson, Loyola University Medical Center, Illinois, USA; Ruth Albrecht, University of Hamburg, Germany; Ann W. Astell, University of Notre Dame, USA; Bogdan G. Bucur, Duquesne University, USA; J. Patout Burns, Vanderbilt University Divinity School, USA; Peter J. Casarella, DePaul University, USA; Augustine Casiday, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, UK; Catherine Cavadini, University of Notre Dame, USA; Zhuo (Job) Chen, University of Notre Dame, USA; Brian Edric Colless, Massey University, New Zealand; Boyd Taylor Coolman, Boston College, USA; Michael F. Cusato, OFM, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C., USA; George E. Demacopoulos, Fordham University, USA; Stephen M. Fields, SJ, Georgetown University, USA; Mary Frohlich, RSCJ, Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, USA; Paul L. Gavrilyuk, University of St Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Anna Harrison, Loyola Marymount University, USA; Ralph W. Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA; J. Patrick Hornbeck II, Fordham University, USA; Edward Howells, Heythrop College, University of London, USA; Kevin L. Hughes, Villanova University, USA; John Peter Kenney, Saint Michaels College, USA; Julia A. Lamm, Georgetown University, USA; Leo D. Lefebure, Georgetown University, USA; Armando Maggi, University of Chicago, USA; Brian Patrick McGuire, Roskilde University, Denmark; Alan C. Mitchell, Georgetown University, USA; Barbara Newman, Northwestern University, USA; Willemien Otten, University of Chicago Divinity School, USA; Charlotte C. Radler, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, USA; Denis Renevey, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Helen Rolfson, OSF, St Johns University, Collegeville, USA; Don E. Saliers, Emory University, USA; Leigh Eric Schmidt, Washington University in St. Louis, USA; Philip Sheldrake, University of Wales, UK; Ori Z. Soltes, Georgetown University, USA; Charles M. Stang, Harvard Divinity School, USA; Columba Stewart, Saint Johns Abbey, Collegeville, USA; Dennis Tamburello, OFM, Siena College, Loudonville, NY, USA; James Wetzel, Villanova University, USA; Christiania Whitehead, University of Warwick, UK; Wendy M. Wright, Creighton University, USA Details ISBN1444332864 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd ISBN-10 1444332864 ISBN-13 9781444332865 Format Hardcover Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Media Book DEWEY 248.22 Year 2012 Edited by Julia A. Lamm Pages 672 Publication Date 2012-10-19 Language English Series Number 64 Edition 1st Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title WILEY-BLACKWELL COMPANION TO C Series Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion UK Release Date 2012-10-19 AU Release Date 2012-10-19 NZ Release Date 2012-10-19 US Release Date 2012-10-19 Author Julia A. Lamm Place of Publication Hoboken Alternative 9781119283508 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126572189;

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