| Title | : | Christian Mysticism |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | William Inge |
| Release | : | 2018-04-04 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Religion & Spirituality, Books, Health, Mind & Body, Spirituality, Christianity |
| Size | : | 643944 |
| No word in our language—not even "Socialism"—has been employed more loosely than "Mysticism." Sometimes it is used as an equivalent for symbolism or allegorism, sometimes for theosophy or occult science; and sometimes it merely suggests the mental state of a dreamer, or vague and fantastic opinions about God and the world. In Roman Catholic writers, "mystical phenomena" mean supernatural suspensions of physical law. Even those writers who have made a special study of the subject, show by their definitions of the word how uncertain is its connotation. It is therefore necessary that I should make clear at the outset what I understand by the term, and what aspects of religious life and thought I intend to deal with in these Lectures... |
