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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... enter ' ; but ' a person must have dwelt for a long time in the earlier mansions ( the Third being the ' devout life ' ) before entering this'.4 If this more interior form of recollection be not the prayer of loving attention , then it ...
... enter ' ; but ' a person must have dwelt for a long time in the earlier mansions ( the Third being the ' devout life ' ) before entering this'.4 If this more interior form of recollection be not the prayer of loving attention , then it ...
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... enter the Dark Night when God is drawing them out of the state of beginners , which is that of those who meditate on the spiritual 1 Contemplation , p . 165 . road , and is leading them into that of proficients AFTERTHOUGHTS xxxi.
... enter the Dark Night when God is drawing them out of the state of beginners , which is that of those who meditate on the spiritual 1 Contemplation , p . 165 . road , and is leading them into that of proficients AFTERTHOUGHTS xxxi.
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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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