A World Transfigured : The Mystical Journey

Sheldrake, Philip

Liturgical Press（2022/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 216 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780814685129
• DDC分類 149.3

Full Description

2023 Catholic Media Association First Place Award, Mysticism

In A World Transfigured: The Mystical Journey, Philip Sheldrake demonstrates the importance of the mystical dimension of religious belief and practice. Using the words of the great theologian, Karl Rahner, Sheldrake makes the case that the Christian of the future will be either a mystic or nothing at all. In our contemporary world, this judgment applies equally to other religions as well.

After chapters on the meaning of "mysticism" and the connection between mysticism and beliefs, Sheldrake describes important dimensions of mystical writings, illustrated by a range of examples. These are "Love and Desire," "Knowing and Unknowing," "Wonder and Beauty," "Mysticism and Everyday Practice," and "The Mystic as Radical Prophet." Finally, the book briefly explores why mysticism fascinates so many people in our modern times.

Contents

Contents
Preface   ix
Introduction   xi

          Part One: The Concept of Mysticism
CHAPTER ONE
   What Is Mysticism?   3
CHAPTER TWO
   Mysticism and Beliefs   27

          Part Two: Five Dimensions of Mysticism
CHAPTER THREE
   Love and Desire   53
CHAPTER FOUR
   Knowing and Unknowing   77
CHAPTER FIVE
   Wonder and Beauty   101
CHAPTER SIX
   Mysticism and Everyday Practice   125
CHAPTER SEVEN
   The Mystic as Radical Prophet   149 

Conclusion   175
Selected Bibliography   185
Index   193