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O Virtus Sapientiae

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In this twelfth-century song, Saint Hildegard eulogizes the Holy Trinity.

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Becoming Christian Mystics Again

Albert Einstein was asked toward the end of his life if he had any regrets. He answered: “I wish I had read more of the mystics earlier in my life.”

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What is a Mystic?

Interview of Professor Bernard McGinn on Christian Mysticism.

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The Emergent Christ

Ilia Delio makes fascinating sense of the universe, beginning with the story of cosmic evolution, coursing through the meaning of God in evolution and the emergence of Christ, and concluding with new ways of seeing Christ in all things.

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Revelations of Divine Love Shewed to a Devout Ankress by Name Julian of Norwich

Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is one of the great classical medieval English works of devotion. Little is known of the author except that she was a recluse who lived in a cell attached to the church of St. Julian at Norwich.

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Why a 14th-Century Mystic Appeals to Today’s “Spiritual But Not Religious” Americans

The method of direct access to the divine, according to Eckhart, depended on an individual letting go of all desires and images of God and becoming aware of the “divine spark” present within. - Joel Harrington

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The Medieval Prophetess Who Used Her Visions to Criticize the Church

Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.

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Hildegard of Bingen: The Nun Who Loved the Earth

The earth sustains humanity. It must not be injured; it must not be destroyed. —Hildegard of Bingen

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Matthew Fox: Creation Spirituality (Excerpt) - A Thinking Allowed DVD with Jeffrey Mishlove

A concern with nature and humanity is primary to the social conventions of organized religion, according to Matthew Fox, a Dominican priest and spiritual theologian. Fox is director of the Institute for Culture and Creation Spirituality at Holy Names College.

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Meister Eckhart

Interview of Professor Bernard McGinn on Christian Mysticism.

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A Way to God: Thomas Merton's Creation Spirituality Journey

This powerful book was prompted by an invitation Matthew Fox received to speak on the centennial of Thomas Merton’s birth.

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