The Mystics, 1100 - 1400 CE: The Direct Experience of the Divine (Essays and Study Guides: Spirituality Book 2)

THE MYSTICS, 1100 - 1400CE - THEOSIS AND THE DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF THE DIVINE.

This book explores why the golden era of mysticism produced so many influential saints and mystics across Catholicism and other major religions. Its central what was the core message of these mystics?

We will investigate how a pivotal tension between Neo-Platonism and Thomism shaped early Christianity and the Catholic Church, while presenting short biographical sketches of 25 mystics from key world religions. Through their own words, readers will discover their intense and direct experiences of God and why the Catholic Church persecuted many of them.
We will examine the various approaches and processes used to achieve a union with the divine.

The 28 mystics highlighted in this book are Bernard of Clairvaux, Hildegard of Bingen, Richard of St. Victor, Joachim di Fiore, St. Francis, Hadewijch of Antwerp, Beatrice of Nazareth, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Pietro Angeliero, Jacopone da Todi, Angela of Foligno, Marguerite Porete, Meister Eckhart, Richard Rolle, St. Bridget of Sweden, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, Margery Kempe, Rumi, Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, Milarepa, Gampopa, Sakya Pandita, Wumen Huikai, Dogen Zenji, Lal Ded, Zhu Xi, and Sun Bu-erh.