Modern Library Classics: The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism (Paperback)

from davidpwithun

Overall, this book gave a decent general overview of Christian mysticism. My biggest complaint, though, was that there was too much focus on the West (and when the editor did use authors from the East, he chose pieces which are more in tune with Western Christianity than Eastern). There was also ...

from tadrosp

Good reference book to the "essential writings" of mysticism. From the perspective of a non-specialist, the editor is clearly an expert and has put together in one volume a diverse collection of mystic works across the ages, from Patristics to the Middle Ages, from the Church East and West.

from palaverofbirds

Picks the best sections of works from scores of theologians. Well-organized by themes. The short bibliographies are concise and do a great job of putting the texts into proper perspective so you get a sense of where each mystic got his/her ideas.Would certainly like to own a copy someday. A book ...

from palaverofbirds

Picks the best sections of works from scores of theologians. Well-organized by themes. The short bibliographies are concise and do a great job of putting the texts into proper perspective so you get a sense of where each mystic got his/her ideas.Would certainly like to own a copy someday. A book ...