This collection provides a guide to the mystical element of Christianity as a theological phenomenon. Part I offers a historical overview. Part II considers sources and practices of mystical theology. Part III examines conceptualities of mystical thought. Part IV explores contributions of mystical teaching to theology and metaphysics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I: Understanding Mystical Theology
- 1: Rowan Williams: Mystical Theology and Christian Self-Understanding
- 2: Mark A. McIntosh: Mystical Theology at the Heart of Theology
- 3: Edward Howells: Mystical Theology and Human Experience
- 4: Bernard McGinn: The Genealogy of Mystical Traditions
- 5: Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer: Mystical Theology in Contemporary Perspective
- Part II: Sources, Contexts, and Practices
- 6: Kevin L. Hughes: Living the Word
- 7: Andrew Louth: The Liturgical Mystery
- 8: Joanne Maguire: Mystics as Teachers
- 9: Luke Dysinger, OSB: The Ascetic Life
- 10: Peter Tyler: Prayer
- 11: Patricia Zimmerman Beckman: Lives and Visions
- 12: Rob Faesen, SJ: Mystical Texts
- 13: Alexander J. B. Hampton: Mystical Poetics
- Part III: Key Patterns of Mystical Thought
- 14: John Arblaster: The Image and Likeness of God
- 15: Boyd Taylor Coolman: Spiritual Itineraries
- 16: Charlotte Radler: Depth, Ground, Abyss
- 17: Louise Nelstrop: Erotic and Nuptial Imagery
- 18: David Albertson: Cataphasis, Visualization, and Mystical Space
- 19: Cyril O'Regan: Theological Epistemology and Apophasis
- 20: Rik van Nieuwenhove: Trinitarian Indwelling
- 21: Bernard McGinn: Mystical Union
- Part IV: Mysticism and Theology
- 22: David Tracy: Metaphysics, Theology, and the Mystical
- 23: Jean-Luc Marion: The Mystical -- or What Theology Can Show
- 24: Rik Van Nieuwenhove and William Crozier: The Trinity
- 25: Amy Hollywood and Rachel Smith: Christology
- 26: Brandon Gallaher: Pneumatology
- 27: Douglas E. Christie: Creation and Revelation
- 28: Philip Sheldrake: Anthropology
- 29: Aristotle Papanikolaou: Theosis
- 30: Gemma Simmonds: Ecclesiology
- 31: Ann W. Astell: Social Life
- 32: Michael Barnes, SJ: Interreligious Dialogue
- 33: Hugh Feiss, OSB: Eschatology
