Western Mysticism: Augustine, Gregory, and Bernard on Contemplation and the Contemplative LifeCourier Corporation, 1. 1. 2003 - 242 strán (strany) This collection presents the writings of three of Western Christianity's most revered teachers of mystical theology. In addition to personal accounts by Saint Augustine, Saint Gregory, and Saint Bernard of their religious experiences, Western Mysticism discusses speculative contemplation, defines mysticism and its characteristics, and contrasts contemplative and active lives. |
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Strana xvi
... becomes extraordinary . When a soul is drawn to the prayer of faith , the Holy Spirit inspires no special idea in the intellect , and excites no emotion in the senses . He goes directly to the will and attracts it , revealing His ...
... becomes extraordinary . When a soul is drawn to the prayer of faith , the Holy Spirit inspires no special idea in the intellect , and excites no emotion in the senses . He goes directly to the will and attracts it , revealing His ...
Strana xx
... become part of the current theology of the Church , the summary of mystical theology given by Benedict XIV in the work on the Canonization of the Saints ; 3 also the summary by St Alphonsus Liguori in the Appendix to the Homo ...
... become part of the current theology of the Church , the summary of mystical theology given by Benedict XIV in the work on the Canonization of the Saints ; 3 also the summary by St Alphonsus Liguori in the Appendix to the Homo ...
Strana xxi
... become one with Him by union . So reverential is the awe felt by such a soul that it dares ask nothing of God . This state resembles a swoon , both exterior and interior , so that the exterior man does not wish to move , but rests ; the ...
... become one with Him by union . So reverential is the awe felt by such a soul that it dares ask nothing of God . This state resembles a swoon , both exterior and interior , so that the exterior man does not wish to move , but rests ; the ...
Strana xxvi
... become , as a fact , not as a right , the laws of the human soul , when the soul is regenerate . The end and object ... becomes perfect xxvi AFTERTHOUGHTS.
... become , as a fact , not as a right , the laws of the human soul , when the soul is regenerate . The end and object ... becomes perfect xxvi AFTERTHOUGHTS.
Strana xxvii
... becomes perfect . It is not a miraculous state . It is merely the perfection of ordinary supernatural prayer ; ordinary , in this sense , that God ordinarily gives it to those who remove obstacles and take the requisite means ...
... becomes perfect . It is not a miraculous state . It is merely the perfection of ordinary supernatural prayer ; ordinary , in this sense , that God ordinarily gives it to those who remove obstacles and take the requisite means ...
Obsah
SPECULATIVE CONTEMPLATION | 1 |
WHAT MYSTICISM IS | 3 |
ST AUGUSTINE | 17 |
ST GREGORY THE GREAT | 63 |
ST BERNARD | 93 |
SUMMARY | 121 |
EPILOGUE | 133 |
THE VALIDITY OF THE MYSTICS CLAIM | 135 |
PRACTICAL THE CONTEMPLATIVE AND ACTIVE LIVES | 155 |
ST GREGORY THE GREAT | 169 |
ST BERNARD | 189 |
SUMMARY | 199 |
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