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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 248.22 EAN: 9781557869074 ISBN: 1557869073 Label: Wiley-Blackwell Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 264 Publication Date: 1998-07-07 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Studio: Wiley-Blackwell
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Editorial Reviews: As a result of the isolation of doctrinal theology from its roots in Christian spiritual life, the relationship between spirituality and theology is often perceived to be ambiguous and uneasy.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Mystical Theology Comment: This is an extremely difficult book to read. It was required reading in my doctoral program, and I had great trouble getting through it. I found myself simply highlighting the parts I understood, rather than the central thoughts of the book. About the only thing I took with me from this book is explained on the back cover: we need to emphasize both the mystical nature of Christianity and sound theology, rather than favoring one over the other. It just seems that the author uses way too many words to get that concept across to the reader. Customer Rating: Summary: Intergrity is the Key Word Comment: Probably shows the greatest integrity of any book I've read. McIntosh shows the inseparable connection between theology and spirituality and how each depends on the other. The spiritual life as patterned after the Kerygma of Christ, participation in the Trinitarian Life, theological anthropology and the interpretation of mystical texts are some of the topics addressed. Patristic authors Denys the Areopogite, Maximus the Confessor and Augustine feature alongside medieval mystics like Eckhart and modern day scholars like Hans Urs von Balthasar. This book gives me hope for the future of modern scholarship. In my limited experience, I would also recomend 'The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church' by Vladimir Lossky and 'The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition' by Andrew Louth. More Reviews