Mysticism, death, and dying / Christopher Nugent. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nugent, Christopher.

Series:

SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions

SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions Mysticism, death, and dying

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mysticism.

Death--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Death.

Mysticism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 127 p. )

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

1. Initiation: The Mystery of Death. Prefatory. What is Mysticism? Mysticism and Death. A Note on the Problem of Evil. The Wound of Love. Reflections to the Reader. Reflections on the Ecumenicity of Death. The Comedy of Resurrection

2. Illumination: Nocturne. Prefatory. Night and Negative Theology. St. John of the Cross. The Cloud of Unknowing. Negative Theology Reviewed. Prayer, Meditation, and Contemplation. "Yes," The Prayer of Suffering, or Purgatory on Earth: St. Therese and Etty Hillesum. The Night is the Time of Salvation

3. Immolation: The Sacrifice. Prefatory. The Sacrifice. Our Sacrifice and the Sacrifice of Christ. Purgatory on Earth: St. Catherine of Genoa and Caryll Houselander. Concluding Reflections: Glory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-123) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4384-1484-6

0-585-04513-5