Intended as a guide to the most recent scholarship regarding mystical theology, the author takes as his starting point the philosophical writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein. His central argument is that what he terms the theologia mystica is an ancient method for effecting transformation of the heart in the individual.
Intended as a guide to the most recent scholarship regarding mystical theology, the author takes as his starting point the philosophical writings of L...
This innovative book offers an original insight into the context and times of St Teresa of Avila (1515 - 1582) as well as exploring her contemporary relevance from the perspective of some of the foremost thinkers and scholars in the Teresian field today including Professors Julia Kristeva, Rowan Williams and Bernard McGinn. As well as these academic approaches there will be chapters by friars and nuns of the Carmelite order living out the Carmelite charism in today's world. The book addresses both theory and practice, and crosses traditional disciplinary and denominational boundaries -...
This innovative book offers an original insight into the context and times of St Teresa of Avila (1515 - 1582) as well as exploring her contemporary r...
