From the Preface: ‘’ It is the object of this book to trace out that type of life, that peculiar quality of consciousness, which is called ‘’mystical,’’ from its earliest appearance within Christianity; to estimate, so far as is possible, the true character and origin of the Christian mystic, and define the qualities which differentiate him from those other mystics who have been evolved along other lines of spiritual development, Oriental, Neoplatonic, or Mahomedan.’’ Contents: Preface; I. Mysticism and Human Life; II. Mysticism and Christology; III. St. Paul and the Mystic Way; IV. The Johannine Mystic; V. The Mystic Life in the Early Church; VI. The Witness of the Liturgy; List of Authorities Cited; Table of New Testament Quotations; Index.
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