Bernard McGinn gilt als herausragender Gelehrter der westlichen christlichen Mystik und befasst sich eingehend mit ihren Kernthemen, Stilen und intellektuellen Strömungen. Seine Arbeit untersucht sorgfältig die Entwicklung mystischen Denkens und bietet tiefe Einblicke in die spirituellen Wege und philosophischen Ansätze, die die westliche Spiritualität geprägt haben. McGinns Analysen beleuchten das komplexe Geflecht der christlichen Mystik und enthüllen ihre anhaltende Bedeutung und Komplexität. Leser werden seine gelehrte und doch zugängliche Prosa als unschätzbaren Leitfaden für diese reiche Tradition empfinden.
The Persistence of Mysticism in Catholic Europe is intended to complete the account of Early Modern mysticism of the period 1500-1650/1675 found in the Volume VI of The Presence of God. VI, Part 1 dealt with mysticism in the Reformation, while VI, Part 2 treated Spanish mysticism. This volume deals with the other Catholic areas, concentrating on France.
Mysticism is not just a phenomenon of the past, but has been alive and flourishing in Chistianity, Judaism, and Islam over the past century, as well as in many of the other religious traditions. Best understood as a search for the transforming presence of God, the mystical tradition has necessarily undergone changes and developments as it has confronted modernity and its frequently anti-religious stance. Making use of ten exemplary mystics of the 20th century, including Catholic, Protestants, and Jews, this book argues for the continued importance of mysticism in the modern world and studies its ongoing transformations.
Verzweigung. Die Mystik im Goldenen Zeitalter Spaniens (1500-1650)
Band 6/2 von Bernard McGinns Mystikgeschichte behandelt die Mystik im Goldenen Zeitalter Spaniens, fokussiert auf Ignatius von Loyola und die karmelitische Mystik von Teresa von Ávila und Johannes vom Kreuz. McGinn beleuchtet religiöse und philosophische Strömungen und bietet einen umfassenden Zugang zur Mystik der abendländischen Kultur.
Centuries after his work as a preacher, philosopher, and spiritual guide, Meister Eckhart remains one of the most widely-read mystics of the Western tradition. Yet as he has come to be studied more closely in recent decades, a number of different Eckharts have emerged. This volume reviews and synthesizes the diverging views of Eckhart that have been presented in recent past. For the first time, Bernard McGinn, the greatest living scholar of Western Christian mysticism, brings together in one volume the fruition of decades of reflection on these questions, offering a view of Eckhart that unites his reflections as preacher, philosopher, and theologian.
In this survey of the history of the Antichrist, the author presents the Christian origins of the Antichrist legend, paying close attention to how it plays on the popular imagination.
Here are the texts that illustrate the diversity of one of the most enigmatic and influential mystics of the Western Christian tradition. Eckhart the teacher is represented by the Commentary on Exodus and by selections from six other commentaries, including the Commentary on Wisdom 7:14, the Commentary on Ecclesiasticus 24:29, and the Commentary on John 14:8. Eckhart's ministry as a preacher was an equally important part of the man, and thus his sermons, from both the Latin and the Middle High German manuscripts, are included. What emerges is a comprehensive picture of the works of this great speculative theologian. Together with Meister Eckhart: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries and Treatises, this work form the most extensive corpus of Eckhart's writings in English.
