Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Man’s Spiritual Consciousness

by Evelyn Underhill

Publisher:

E. P. Dutton & Co.

, 1912

Overview

The Mystical Works of Evelyn Underhill comprises the most important works of one of the foremost writers on spirituality and Christian mysticism of the early twentieth century. The collection opens with Underhill’s most widely read work: Mysticism. A general introduction to the concept, followed by a comprehensive exploration of the nature and development of human mystical consciousness, this work defined a wing of the Christian religion that found its footing at the turn of the century. The subsequent 10 volumes articulate the finer points of Underhill’s religious philosophy, elucidating the place of mysticism within the personal, practical, historical, and institutional realms. This volume contains the text of Evelyn Underhill’s Mysticism.

Contents

Top Highlights

“That ground covers the whole area of first principles: and it is to first principles that we must go, if we would understand the true significance of the mystic type.” (Page 5)

“AM.¹ Here is a point as to which we all feel quite sure. No metaphysician has yet shaken the ordinary individual’s belief in his own existence. The uncertainties only begin for most of us when we ask what else is.” (Pages 5–6)

“The intellectual quest of Reality, then, leads us down one of three blind alleys: (1)” (Page 18)

“All mystics, said Saint-Martin, speak the same language and come from the same country.” (Page ix)

“different and mutually exclusive worlds, not only of thought but also of perception” (Page 12)

Product Details

• Title: Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Man’s Spiritual Consciousness
• Author: Evelyn Underhill
• Edition: Third Edition, Revised
• Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co.
• Print Publication Date: 1912
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Mysticism
• Resource ID: LLS:MYSTICISM
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:24:01Z

About Evelyn Underhill

Evelyn Underhill (6 December 1875–15 June 1941) was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism. In the English-speaking world, she was one of the most widely read writers on such matters in the first half of the twentieth century.