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 xvii
... pure and empty of all sensible objects , disengaged from all clear intellectual perceptions , interiorly tranquil and at rest , reposing on faith . Such a one must walk by faith , with his understanding in darkness and in the obscurity ...
... pure and empty of all sensible objects , disengaged from all clear intellectual perceptions , interiorly tranquil and at rest , reposing on faith . Such a one must walk by faith , with his understanding in darkness and in the obscurity ...
Strana xviii
... pure , simple , and reposeful operation of the mind , in the obscurity of faith , simply regards God as infinite and incom- prehensible verity , and with the whole bent of the will rests in Him as her infinite , universal , and ...
... pure , simple , and reposeful operation of the mind , in the obscurity of faith , simply regards God as infinite and incom- prehensible verity , and with the whole bent of the will rests in Him as her infinite , universal , and ...
Strana xx
... pure and simple , without qualification , being used by the earlier writers , as SS . Augustine , Gregory and Bernard . On this matter Mgr Farges ranges himself determinedly with Poulain . He contends that though the word ' acquired ...
... pure and simple , without qualification , being used by the earlier writers , as SS . Augustine , Gregory and Bernard . On this matter Mgr Farges ranges himself determinedly with Poulain . He contends that though the word ' acquired ...
Strana xxi
... pure contemplation ' ( Way of Perfection , c . xxx . 6 ) .1 The prayer of quiet is by some writers identified with the prayer of loving attention or of faith ; not rightly , I think . The most succinct account of it is in the Way of ...
... pure contemplation ' ( Way of Perfection , c . xxx . 6 ) .1 The prayer of quiet is by some writers identified with the prayer of loving attention or of faith ; not rightly , I think . The most succinct account of it is in the Way of ...
Strana xxvi
... pure , and flowing under the pressure of the Holy Spirit . Contemplation is not ordinary prayer . Yet it is not one of those extraordinary gifts which humble souls may not aspire to . It is the very aim of the teaching of Fr Baker and ...
... pure , and flowing under the pressure of the Holy Spirit . Contemplation is not ordinary prayer . Yet it is not one of those extraordinary gifts which humble souls may not aspire to . It is the very aim of the teaching of Fr Baker and ...
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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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