Publication

1996 - Fount Paperbacks, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

93,500 words, Guess

Page Count

374 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivemysticaltheology00john
  • ISBN-100006280021
  • ISBN-139780006280026
  • Goodreads4030061
  • LibraryThing152248
and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number95221114
  • Better World Books9780006280026
  • Open LibraryOL922854M

Classifications

  • DDC248.2/2
  • LCCBV5082.2 .J64 1996
  • LCCBV5082.2.J64 1996

Description

From the earliest centuries there has existed a Christian theology of mysticism, defining the state which Bernard Lonergan called a "being in love with God." St. John of the Cross wrote such a theology for the sixteenth century, calling it "the science of love." Now, William Johnston, one of the great spiritual writers of our time, attempts to do the same for the twenty-first century. In Part One of Mystical Theology Johnston surveys Christian mysticism through the centuries. Johnson shows that such a theology today must dialogue with modern science and with Eastern religions. Part Two provides this dialogue, where Johnston engages Einstein's theories as well as Zen Buddhism. In Part Three, it becomes clear how the "science of love" is no longer an esoteric discipline for monks and nuns. In Johnston's writing it becomes accessible to all modern people grappling with problems of our age.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Mystical theology: the science of loveFount Paperbacks1996-01-01

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