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    How Christian is Christian Mysticism?


    Henry, Martin (1999) How Christian is Christian Mysticism? Irish Theological Quarterly, 64 (1). pp. 29-54.

    Abstract

    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
    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
    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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