The Darkness of God : Negativity in Christian Mysticism
by
Denys Turner
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521645611
ISBN-13
9780521645614
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 5th, 1998
Print length
292 Pages
Weight
442 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.00 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
Christian mysticismChristianity
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Denys Turner argues that the distinctiveness and contemporary relevance of medieval mysticism lies in its rejection of 'mystical experience', and locates the mystical within the grasp of the everyday.
For the medieval mystical tradition, the Christian soul meets God in a 'cloud of unknowing', a divine darkness of ignorance. This meeting with God is beyond all knowing and beyond all experiencing. Mysticisms of the modern period, on the contrary, place 'mystical experience' at the centre, and contemporary readers are inclined to misunderstand the medieval tradition in 'experientialist' terms. Denys Turner argues that the distinctiveness and contemporary relevance of medieval mysticism lies precisely in its rejection of 'mystical experience', and locates the mystical firmly within the grasp of the ordinary and the everyday. The argument covers some central authorities in the period from Augustine to John of the Cross.
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