Early And Medieval Christian Spirituality

Introduction

Biblical Perspectives

Clement Of Alexandria: Reason, Virtue And Image Of God

Platonism: Symbols Of Transformation: Plato And Plotinus

Gregory Of Nyssa And Dionysius The Areopagite

Augustine: Autobiography

Cassian And Benedict: Desert Tradition

Bernard Of Clairvaux: Love And Self-Knowledge

Francis And Bonaventure

Ruusbroec And Julian Of Norwich: Fourteenth Century

Biblical Selections

Clement Of Alexandria Selections

Platonism Selections: Plotinus

Gregory Of Nyssa And Dionysius Selections

Augustine Selections

Cassian And Benedict Selections

Bernard Of Clairvaux Selections

Bonaventure Selections

Ruusbroec And Julian Of Norwich Selections

Bibliography

Notes

Additional Info
Baron von Hugel analyzed Christianity into three dimensions: the institutional, the theological, and the mystical. Clearly the most neglected of the three by mass media is the mystical. Robert Imperato’s Early and Medieval Christian Spirituality intends to introduce the Christian reader to this rich vein of Christian thought on spiritual experience. This is not Christianity for those seeking to answer the political problems of the day. It is rather a sampling of the mystical wealth of Christian history. This work contains summaries of key authors as well as an anthology of their thought.