Mysticism and Spirituality
Books on mysticism and spirituality, including mystical experience, spiritual growth and care, and writings by and about important mystical and spiritual thinkers.
Hindiyya, Mystic and Criminal, 1720–1798:
A Political and Religious Crisis in Lebanon
By Bernard Heyberger
An account of the life of the controversial mystic Hindiyya 'Ujaymi and what her story reveals of the religious and political climate of 18th-century Lebanon.
ISBN: 9780227901717
Holy Trinity: Holy People:
The Theology of Christian Perfecting
By T.A. Noble
An elaboration of John Wesley's view of the notion of Christian perfection, building upon his insights to develop a trinitarian theology of sanctification.
ISBN: 9780227174135
ISBN: 9780227901915
Jean Daniélou's Doxological Humanism:
Trinitarian Contemplation and Humanity's True Vocation
By Marc Nicholas
A comprehensive study of the French Jesuit theologian and cardinal Jean Daniélou, emphasising the role of contemplation in his view of the unity of the person.
ISBN: 9780227174043
ISBN: 9780227901939
Letters of Ascent:
Spiritual Direction in the Letters of Bernard of Clairvaux
By Michael C. Voigts
A study of the letters of the 12th-century Cistercian abbot Bernard of Clairvaux, revealing his use of the epistolatory form for spiritual guidance.
ISBN: 9780227174418
ISBN: 9780227902332
Letters of Light:
Passages from Ma'or va-shemesh
By Kalonymus Kalman Epstein of Kraków and Aryeh Wineman (translator)
A translation of and commentary on selected passages from one of the great Hasidic texts, spiritual homilies based on the Mosaic books.
ISBN: 9780227175378
ISBN: 9780227904886
Living without a Why:
Mysticism, Pluralism, and the Way of Grace
By Paul O. Ingram
An exploration of the meaning of divine grace in a post-Christian world, drawing on Buddhist thought, process theology and the author's Lutheran background.
ISBN: 9780227175262
ISBN: 9780227904565
ISBN: 9780227904541
The Making of the Self:
Ancient and Modern Asceticism
By Richard Valantasis
A wide-ranging study of asceticism in the Roman and early Christian traditions, combining both historical and theoretical analysis.
ISBN: 9780227172810
ISBN: 9780227903278
Martin Luther and Buddhism:
Aesthetics of Suffering
By Paul S. Chung
A fruitful examination of the Lutheran theology of suffering in the context of the spiritual traditions of Asia.
ISBN: 9780227172940
ISBN: 9780227903292
Meditation and Piety in the Far East
By Karl Ludwig Reichelt
A comprehensive examination by a leading Oriental scholar of the diverse religious traditions of East Asia, including Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and Yoga.
ISBN: 9780227172353
Miguel de Unamuno's Quest for Faith:
A Kierkegaardian Understanding of Unamuno's Struggle to Believe
By Jan E. Evans
An exploration of the existentialist faith of the Spanish philosopher and writer Miguel de Unamuno, heavily influenced by the Kierkegaardian tradition.
ISBN: 9780227174364
ISBN: 9780227902288
Mystical Element of Religion:
Two Volume Set
By Friedrich von Hügel
The classic study of spirituality and mysticism in the Western religious tradition, focusing on the life of Catherine of Genoa.
ISBN: 9780227172636
