Mysticism in Religion
Contents: Preface. 1. Authority and the inner light. 2. The meaning of mysticism. 3. Mysticism in the new testament. 4. The problem of personality. 5. Time and eternity. 6. Symbolism and myth. 7. Greek mysticism. 8. Plotinus. 9. Some medieval and English mystics. 10. Watchman, what of the night? 11. The philosophy of mysticism. Index.
Mystics have been born in almost every religion. There have been mystics in Hinduism in Christianity and even in Islam, where thought he prophet Mohammad did not approve mysticism. There have been Sufis in Islam who believed in mysticism. Mysticism is a faith of the presence of God the almighty behind the apparent reality. Reality is not what we see before is, but the true reality is behind the apparent.
This is a very thought provoking book for every interested reader who believes in the existence of God. (jacket)
Mystics have been born in almost every religion. There have been mystics in Hinduism in Christianity and even in Islam, where thought he prophet Mohammad did not approve mysticism. There have been Sufis in Islam who believed in mysticism. Mysticism is a faith of the presence of God the almighty behind the apparent reality. Reality is not what we see before is, but the true reality is behind the apparent.
This is a very thought provoking book for every interested reader who believes in the existence of God. (jacket)
