God within : the mystical tradition of Northern Europe / Oliver Davies ; foreword by Rowan Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Oliver, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mysticism--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Mysticism.

History.

Mysticism--Middle Ages.

Mysticism--Europe, Northern.

Northern Europe.

Physical Description:

xvii, 224 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Revised edition, [Second edition].

Place of Publication:

Hyde Park, N.Y. : New City Press, [2006]

Summary:

This new edition of a classic book sheds light again on a neglected spiritual tradition. It conveys the essence of writers whose works still resonate with contemporary seekers of authentic theological insight: Jan van Ruusbroec, Johannes Tauler, Henry Suso and Walter Hilton, in addition to more familiar figures such as Meister Eckhart and Julian of Norwich.

Contents:

1 The Medieval Background 1

The mysticism of being and its origins 1

The medieval church 7

Medieval theology 12

The medieval university 14

Plato and Aristotle 16

The Dominican Order 22

The fourteenth century 23

2 Meister Eckhart 30

Life and works 30

The metaphysics 40

The human soul 47

The spiritual life 59

3 Johannes Tauler 73

Life and works 73

Metaphysics and the soul 78

The spiritual life 84

Sacramental life and the church 90

4 Suso and the Theologia Deutsch 99

Henry Suso: Life and works 99

The Book of Truth 103

The Theologia Deutsch 108

5 Jan van Ruusbroec 118

Life and works 122

The Thought of Ruusbroec 127

Human nature and divine grace 130

The active life 135

The interior life 137

The contemplative life 147

6 The English Mystic 157

Richard Rolle 161

The Cloud of Unknowing 163

Walter Hilton 178

Julian of Norwich 185

Conclusion: The Mysticism of Being: Then and Today 190.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1565482409

OCLC:

69136538