Christian Mystics : 365 Readings and Meditations

English

ISBN: 1577319524

EAN: 9781577319528

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Religious/Body, Mind & Spirit / Mysticism/

Publisher: New World Library

Release Date: 01/31/2011

Synopsis: As a member of the Catholic Dominican Order for 34 years, Matthew Fox held closely to the mystical teachings of Christianity, teachings that embraced the feminine, the natural word, and social justice in its vision of the sacred. This vision continually put him at odds with the Vatican and in 1993, three years after adhering to a Vatican order of silence for a year, he was expelled from the order by Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict. For Fox, the Churchs patriarchal hierarchy and rigidity, what he calls its institutional churchiness, most often obscures mystical Christianitys most beneficial and essential teachings, which inevitably arise out of personal experiences of the divine. In this wide-ranging collection of quotations from Christianitys greatest mystics over the past two thousand years, Fox explores and celebrates this mystical path by providing insightful commentary on the thoughts and revelations of some of historys greatest religious visionaries. This beautiful gift edition of mystical teachings not only provides readers with a touchstone to remind them of the powerful religious experiences that are often lost amidst daily headlines about church politics and clerical misdeeds, it also lays out a personal, creative, spiritual path that leads toward truth and understanding.

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Christian Mystics : 365 Readings and Meditations

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Format: Paperback

Height: 0.95 inches

Width: 5.0 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 14.46 oz

Pages: 416