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The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality

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by Carl McColman

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
/>   wisdom, 97-98

  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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