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Henry, Martin (1999) How Christian is Christian Mysticism? Irish Theological Quarterly, 64 (1). pp. 29-54.
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The problem raised by the question: �How Christian is Christian Mysticism?� is contained in the combination of the adjective �Christian� and the noun �mysticism�. By talking about �Christian mysticism�, one seems to be assuming that there is a general religious reality, called �mysticism�, and that �Christian mysticism� is one variety of it.2 If that were so, what would become of the uniqueness of Christianity, in any strong sense? To be what it has always claimed to be, namely a final and unsurpassable revelation of God to the human race, Christianity cannot allow itself to be subsumed under any general rubric, such as �mysticism�.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Christian Mysticism |
| Academic Unit: | St Patrick's College, Maynooth > Faculty of Theology |
| Item ID: | 627 |
| Depositing User: | Martin Henry |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2007 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Irish Theological Quarterly |
| Publisher: | Pontifical University Maynooth |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/627 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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