Apocalypticism in western history and culture, bernard. The essential writings of christian mysticism bernard. This clear and comprehensive anthology, culled from the vast corpus of christian mystical literature by the renowned theologian and historian. The essential writings of christian mysticism by bernard mcginn. Bernard mcginn both includes all dimensions of mysticism and puts the mystical experience.
Walshe revised with a foreword by bernard mcginn a herder 8 herder book tbe crossroad publisbing company new yorl this work is a reissue of the threevolume meister eckhart. The essential writings of christian mysticism by bernard. A specialist in medieval mysticism, mcginn is widely regarded as the preeminent scholar of mysticism in the western christian tradition. The complete mystical works of meister eckhart translated and edited by maurice oc. With this sixth part of his multivolume treatment of the history of western christian mysticism, bernard mcginn turns his focus to the age of. Bernard mcginn is the naomi shenstone donnelly professor emeritus at the divinity school. Praise for the essential writings of christian mysticism no one is better equipped than bernard mcginn to provide a thorough and balanced guide to this vast literature. Download pdf epub ebooks the essential writings of. Bernard mcginn born 1937 is an american roman catholic theologian, religious historian, and scholar of spirituality. The essential writings of christian mysticism modern library.
Billy and others published the varieties of vernacular mysticism 501550 by bernard mcginn. With this work bernard mcginn delivers the first of a projected four. He is best known for his comprehensive series on mysticism, the presence of god. Download pdf pdf download for bernard mcginn, thomas. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. This clear and comprehensive anthology, culled from the vast corpus of christian mystical literature by the renowned theologian and historian bernard mcginn, presents nearly one hundred selections, from the writings of origen of alexandria in the third century. As oconnell notes, merton, thanks to his linguistic skills, had to draw heavily on francophone sources and what little was available to him in gethsemanis library. For more on this sermon treatise, see bernard mcginn.
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