defining, 23-35
Golden Age of, 55
gospel of, 66
holiness and, 166-168
importance of, 65-74
origins of, 38
problems concerning,
17-19
promise of, 66-68
pure, 60
real, 18
rehabilitation of, 52-54
spirituality vs., 127-128
types of, 21
world, 26
"Mysticism: An Essay on
the History of the Word"
(Bouyer), 38
N
Naked Now,The (Rohr), 238
Neumann, Therese, 83
New Testament, 40-41
Nicene Creed, 110-111
Nicholas of Cusa, 257
0
Oblates, 1S0
O'Donohue,John, 184
OldTestament, 48
On Beyond Zebra! (Dr.
Seuss), 25
"One Dark Night" (John of
the Cross), 91
One God inThree Persons,
49
One with God, 49
oratio, 194
orienting generalization, 29
Origen Adamantius, 48, 63,
113,116,182,256,257
Orpheus, 38
Orphic mysteries, 38
Ortberg, John, 82
Osborne, Joan, 89
Our Father prayer, 209
Out of the House of Slavery: On
the Meaning of the Ten Commandments (Haggerty), 173
Oxford English Dictionary, 52
P
Packer, J. 1., 80
Palamas, Gregory, 51
Parable of the Great Banquet, 95
peek experience, 31
Pennington, M. Basil, 221
Pentecostalism, 53
Persephone, 38
petition, 213-214
Phelps, Michael, 32
Phillips, J. B., 82
Philokalia,The, 53, 123
Pilgrim's Progress, The (Bu-
nvan), 182
Piper, John, 80
Plato, 19, 86
Plotinus, 62, 86, 119, 124
Ponticus, Evagrius, 228, 258
Porete, Marguerite, 113
Practical Mrrsticism (Underhill), 225
prayer, 107-108
basic, 210
centering, 226-227
centrality of, 201-202
charismatic, 214-215
conversational, 212-214
Daily Office, 145, 147,
206-207,209,210,231
Divine Office, 210
formal, 210
gifted, 214-215
Hail Mary, 210
Jesus, 107, 202, 203,
210,216
lament, 214
lifelong process of,
215-216
Liturgy of the Hours,
210
Lord's, 210, 226
methodical, 108
Our Father, 209
prioritizing, 203-208
recited, 208
reformation, 145
regimen of, 202-203
Rosary, 210
spontaneous, 208
Thanksgiving, 213
unprogrammed, 146
Prayer of the Heart, 107,
203,210
prayer word, 107
Promised Land, 183
prophecy,106
Protestant church, 145-146
Protestantism, 145
Protestant Reformation, 51,
55,122
Proverbs, 106, 183
Pseudo-Dionysiusthe Areopagite, 91, 183, 259
pure mysticism, 60
purgation, 168
purgatory, 117
purity, 96
purity seekers, 98
Q
Quakers, 53, 146
R
Rachel, 72
Rahner, Karl, 80, 128, 253
Raphael, 247
real mysticism, 18
Real Presence, 105
Reaper, 116
recited prayer, 208
recognition, 225
reformation prayer, 145
Religious Society of Friends,
146
Richard of St. Victor, 19
Rohr, Richard, 136, 238,
257
Rolle, Richard, 86
Roman Catholic church,
144-145
Romeo, 72, 78
Rosary, 108, 202, 203, 206,
210, 216
Rosetta Stone, 224
Rule for Monasteries, 236
Rumi, 97
Ruth, 72
Ruushroec, John, 19, 116,
245,253
S
sacred knowledge, 29
sacred reading. See lectio
devina
Saint Paul, 31, 32, 35, 76,
111,114,153,159,161,
178,211
Saint Peter, 88, 101, 161
Santa Claus, 92
Secular groups, 150
self-forgetfulness, 251
Shack: Where Tragedr Confronts
Eternity, The (Young), 111
shamanism, 58
"Show-Me" state, 79
silence, 115-116
sin, 100-101
Smith, Margaret, 29
Society of Friends, 53
Song of Songs (poem), 48,
72, 183
Son of God, 49
Son of Man, 49
Source of Love, 246
Southern Baptist altar, 96
Spirit, 172, 178, 243
spirituality, 31, 79-81,
127-128
spiritual master, 134
spontaneous prayer, 208
Stairway of Perfection, The
(Hilton), 183
Steindl-Rast, David, 213
suffering, 91-93
Sufism, 33, 53,58
supernatural experiences,
83-84
surfing partners, 138
Svmeon the NewTheolo-
gian, 51, 259
T
Taoism, 25, 53
Temple of the Holy Spirit,
137
Ten Commandments,
173-177
Teresa ofAvila, 19, 51, 59,
83,116,125,154,166,
229, 253
Thanksgiving prayer, 213
theosis, 161-162
Therese of Lisieux, 53,
84,229
Third Order, ISO
Thompson, Marjorie, 146
Threeness of the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit, 49
Tomberg,Valentin, 123
traditional values, 94
Tristan, 72
Triune God, 246
two-light system, 90
U
Ultimate Mystery, 25
Underhill, Evelyn, 27, 53,
102,113,116,166,183,
225,229,250
United Church of Christ,
146
unitive experiences,
102-103
unity, 59
unknowing, 76
unprogrammed prayer, 146
V
vain repetitions, 108
Vandiver, Willard Duncan,
79-80
Vatican II Council, 53
Vedanta, 18, 33, 53, 58
von Hugel, Friedrich, 53,
154
W
WanderingAengus, 72
Way o fa Pilgrim, The, 53, 210
Weil, Simone, 151, 246,
257
Western Christianity, 51, 55
"What If God Was One of
Us?" (Osborne), 89
Whitehead, Alfred North,
46
"Why We Need Hell"
(Matthewes-Green), 117
Wilber, Ken, 29, 31, 102
Will and Spirit (May), 119
William of St. Thierry,
111, 259
Williams, Ralph Vaughan,
247
Word of God, 115
world mysticism, 26, 57-64
World Wide Web, 54
worship. See prayer
Y
Yoga, 53, 123, 218, 226
Young, William Paul, I l l
Your God Is Too Small (Phillips), 82
Z
Zen, 18, 25, 33, 53, 58,
118,123,218,226,227
Zoroastrianism, 99
Table of Contents
The Big Book of Christian Mysticism
PART I
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 8
PART II
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 11
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