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 vii
... Typified by Lia and Rachel - Doctrine on Two Lives . 157 ( H ) THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE THE BETTER 160 Martha and Mary - Wisdom ( contemplation ) and knowledge ( action ) . ( J ) CLAIMS OF THE TWO LIVES Those of CONTENTS.
... Typified by Lia and Rachel - Doctrine on Two Lives . 157 ( H ) THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE THE BETTER 160 Martha and Mary - Wisdom ( contemplation ) and knowledge ( action ) . ( J ) CLAIMS OF THE TWO LIVES Those of CONTENTS.
Strana xxvi
... Baker's Sancta Sophia or Holy Wisdom . It was reprinted in 1916 as a Catholic Truth Society tract , under the title Prayer and Contemplation . Contemplation is the state in which ordinary prayer becomes perfect xxvi AFTERTHOUGHTS.
... Baker's Sancta Sophia or Holy Wisdom . It was reprinted in 1916 as a Catholic Truth Society tract , under the title Prayer and Contemplation . Contemplation is the state in which ordinary prayer becomes perfect xxvi AFTERTHOUGHTS.
Strana xxvii
... wisdom . It is the Gifts of the Holy Spirit which pour on the soul that exquisite and subtle light , that rapture of attention , that spiritual sensibility , as if new senses had been given us , which combine to elevate ordinary ...
... wisdom . It is the Gifts of the Holy Spirit which pour on the soul that exquisite and subtle light , that rapture of attention , that spiritual sensibility , as if new senses had been given us , which combine to elevate ordinary ...
Strana l
... Wisdom , which is for Thomists the operating force in the higher grades of contemplation . And Gardeil consequently rejects two theories that have been in these controversies put forward to meet the difficulty inherent in the idea of ...
... Wisdom , which is for Thomists the operating force in the higher grades of contemplation . And Gardeil consequently rejects two theories that have been in these controversies put forward to meet the difficulty inherent in the idea of ...
Strana lxi
... Wisdom - in bringing about the result . There are no doubt minds to whom such schematizations and the diagrams pro- vided by P. Garrigou - Lagrange may appeal ; but there are others to whom they do not . I confess myself one of the ...
... Wisdom - in bringing about the result . There are no doubt minds to whom such schematizations and the diagrams pro- vided by P. Garrigou - Lagrange may appeal ; but there are others to whom they do not . I confess myself one of the ...
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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