Christian Mysticism - An Introduction
Christian Mysticism is a rather broad category of belief that generally
pertains to personal experiences with Jesus, or God. The literature of
this field spans nearly 2,000 years, beginning with the advent of the
Christ and continuing to evolve even to the present day. The themes generally
involve the individual inner experiences of various saints written in
the form of guides, poems, and autobiographies. Most of the literature
comes from ascetic monks and nuns within the Church, who describe such
things as the necessary discipline of the mind and body to receive mystical
experiences, the nature of the experiences, and the effect that these
mystical experiences have had on their lives. The following links offer
only a brief summary of some of the better known mystics (also related:
Swedenborgianism).
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