{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-christian-mysticism-paperback-1","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia A. Lamm\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together a team of leading international scholars to explore the origins, evolution, and contemporary debates relating to Christian mystics, texts, and the movements they inspired.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive and engaging account of Christian mysticism, from its origins right up to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the best of current scholarship by bringing together a collection of newly-commissioned readings by leading scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders examples of mysticism in both Eastern and Western Christianity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a brilliant synthesis of the key figures and historical periods of mysticism; its core themes, such as heresy, gender, or aesthetics; and its theoretical considerations, including theological, literary, social scientific, and philosophical approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures chapters on current debates such as neuroscience and mystical experience, and inter-religious dialogue\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the past two decades, interest in mysticism has grown hugely, both in the academic world and in the popular imagination. \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive and engaging account of the origins and evolution of Christian mysticism right up to the current day, discussing the mystics, their texts, and the movements they inspired. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume brings together a team of distinguished scholars who provide a rich synthesis of historical figures and texts, important themes in mysticism (for example, gender, scripture, and heresy), and theoretical perspectives (for example, neuroscience, literary criticism, and interreligious dialogue) in relation to Christian mysticism, problematizing and testing the categories of \"mysticism\" and \"mystic.\" The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia A. Lamm\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Theology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She is a recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for research at the Academy of Sciences in Berlin. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Living God: Schleiermacher's Theological Appropriation of Spinoza\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and co-editor of a forthcoming volume on Schleiermacher, \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Dialogue and Other Selections\u003c\/i\u003e, for the Classics of Western Spirituality series. She has also published articles on Julian of Norwich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.5 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42634723983456,"sku":"9781119283508","price":112.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/dnZheGVqamNMSXo4L3VxYWovRXJiZz09.webp?v=1772660958","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-christian-mysticism-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}