Thomas Merton A Course in Christian Mysticism

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Thomas Merton’s lectures to the young monastics at the Abbey of Gethsemani provide a good look at Merton the scholar. A Course in Christian Mysticism gathers together, for the first time, the best of these talks into a spiritual, historical, and theological survey of Christian mysticism—from St. John’s gospel to St. John of the Cross. Sixteen centuries are covered over thirteen lectures. A general introduction sets the scene for when and how the talks were prepared and for the perennial themes one finds in them, making them relevant for spiritual seekers today. This compact volume allows anyone to learn from one of the twentieth century’s greatest Catholic spiritual teachers. The study materials at the back of the book, including additional primary source readings and thoughtful questions for reflection and discussion, make this an essential text for any student of Christian mysticism.

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Contents

Foreword -
Michael N. Mc Gregor

Editor’s Prologue

Preface

Lecture 1: The Aim of This Course

Lecture 2: Mystical Theology in St. John’s Gospel

Lecture 3: Martyrs and Gnostics (Ignatius, Irenaeus, Clement, and Origen)

Lecture 4: Divinization and Mysticism (The Cappadocian Fathers)

Lecture 5: Evagrius Ponticus

Lecture 6: Contemplation and the Cosmos (Maximus the Confessor)

Lecture 7: The Dionysian Tradition

Lecture 8: Western Mysticism: The Influence of St. Augustine

Lecture 9: St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Lecture 10: St. Bernard’s Sermons on the Song of Songs. .

Lecture 11: Fourteenth Century Mysticism: The Béguines, Eckhart, Tauler

Lecture 12: Spanish Mysticism: St. Teresa of Avila and Others

Lecture 13: St. John of the Cross: Dark Nights and Spiritual Crises

More Sources and Readings

Group Discussion Topics and Questions

Editor’s Notes

Index

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Jon M. Sweeney is an independent scholar and one of religion’s most respected writers. His many books include James Martin, SJ: In the Company of Jesus, in the “People of God” series; The Pope Who Quit, which was optioned by HBO; and The Pope’s Cat, a popular fiction series for children. He edited A Course in Christian Mysticism by Thomas Merton, published by Liturgical Press. Sweeney writes regularly for America in the US, and The Tablet in the UK. He is the publisher at Paraclete Press in Massachusetts, and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife and daughters.

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