Visions Of God: Four Medieval Mystics and Their Writings Paperback - 1994
by Karen Armstrong
The New York Times bestselling author of A History of God presents four compelling visions of God from medieval visionaries. Because of their unique beliefs and spiritual strength, their knowledge and writings have proved timeless. In this beautiful gift volume, they show contemporary seekers new insights into the nature of divine love.
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The mystics of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were, writes Karen Armstrong, like "the astronauts of our own day. They broke into a new religion, blazed a new trail to God and to the depths of the self, a trail far from the beaten pilgrimage paths of Chaucer and Langland." Mysticism is a spiritual mystery shared in some form by all faiths; it has a supernatural quality that extends beyond the given boundaries of religious creed and may be experienced by any lay person. The thrilling intensity of a mystical experience, as represented in this volume by the writings of four mystics of the Middle Ages, can inspire other spiritual seekers with its insight into the limitless wonder of both human and divine experience. Dissatisfied by the strictures of dogma and a religion that failed to quench the human thirst for knowledge of a mystical order, these four mystics--Richard Rolle of Hampole, Walter Hilton, Dame Julian of Norwich, and the unknown author of "The Cloud Of Unknowing --communicate an intense and passionate experience of faith rare in any time. Because of their unique beliefs and spiritual strength, their knowledge and writings have proved timeless, and in this beautiful volume show contemporary seekers important new insights into the nature of divine love.
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- Title Visions Of God: Four Medieval Mystics and Their Writings
- Author Karen Armstrong
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Printing
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Publishing Group, U.S.A.
- Date 1994-11-01
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780553351996 / 0553351990
- Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.52 x 5.66 x 0.64 in (21.64 x 14.38 x 1.63 cm)
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- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Secular
- Library of Congress subjects Mysticism - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500, Mysticism - England - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94020217
- Dewey Decimal Code 248.220
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Citations
- Booklist, 11/15/1994, Page 558
- Library Journal, 11/15/1994, Page 71
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