The Great German Mystics
The Great German Mystics

Author: James M. Clark

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0486316386

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Fourteenth-century authors Eckhart, Tauler, and Suso wrote numerous sermons and tracts in the vernacular rather than Latin. This survey chronicles their lives, works, and roles in the development of Christian spiritual expression.

Florence Nightingale on Mysticism and Eastern Religions
Florence Nightingale on Mysticism and Eastern Religions

Author: Florence Nightingale

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2003-05-16

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13: 0889204136

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Materials in Volume 4 reflect Florence Nightingale's interest in Eastern religions as well as an ongoing interest in other faiths, and range from early to late in life. These interests were certainly strengthened by her Egyptian trip (Part 2: Letters and Diaries from Egypt, 1849-50) and further prompted by her work on India. Part 1 contains Nightingale's writing on Christian mystics and date from the early 1870s, when Nightingale was hard at work on reforms in India and Britain.

Defender of the Faithful
Defender of the Faithful

Author: Arthur Green

Publisher: Brandeis University Press

Published: 2022-12-13

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 168458101X

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"Defender of the Faithful is an intellectual and religious biography of Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv (1740-1809), one of the most fascinating and colorful Hasidic leaders of his time. Featuring examples of Levi Yitshak's extraordinary texts alongside insightful analysis, Arthur Green examines both Levi Yitshak's theology and broader philosophy"--

The Limburg Sermons
The Limburg Sermons

Author: Wybren Scheepsma

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 503

ISBN-13: 9004169695

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Within the field of Dutch literature the "Limburg Sermons" constitute a unique collection of sermons from the thirteenth century. In addition to material translated from German it contains a unique series of vernacular sermons on the a ~Song of Songsa (TM), which reveal unsuspected connections with the mystic authors Beatrijs van Nazareth and Hadewijch.