The Mystics of the Church

by Evelyn Underhill

Publisher:

George H. Doran Company

, 1925

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 Mystics of the Church.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The classic Christian writers say that all our knowledge of God comes to us from three sources. First, He is manifested in the natural world and its creatures; and realization of this is ‘natural theology.’ Next He has declared Himself to us in history; in many varying degrees, but supremely in and through the Christian revelation. This aspect of truth is expressed in ‘dogmatic theology.’ Last, He is found through the soul’s secret and direct experience; and this is called ‘mystical theology.’” (Pages 14–15)

“Mysticism, according to its historical and psychological definitions, is the direct intuition or experience of God; and a mystic is a person who has, to a greater or less degree, such a direct experience—one whose religion and life are centred, not merely on an accepted belief or practice, but on that which he regards as first-hand personal knowledge.” (Pages 9–10)

“neither God’s revelation in nature nor the teaching and practices of the Church can mean or do much for our souls” (Page 15)

“when we compare them with their real successors, the mystics of the Christian Church” (Page 31)

Product Details

• Title: The Mystics of the Church
• Author: Evelyn Underhill
• Publisher: George H. Doran Company
• Print Publication Date: 1925
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Mysticism › History
• Resource ID: LLS:MYSTICSCHURCH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:24:02Z

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.