The Mystery of Sacrifice: A Meditation on the Liturgy

by Evelyn Underhill

Publisher:

Longman

, 1938

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 The Mystery of Sacrifice: A Meditation on the Liturgy.

Product Details

• Title: The Mystery of Sacrifice: A Meditation on the Liturgy
• Author: Evelyn Underhill
• Publisher: Longman
• Print Publication Date: 1938
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Lord’s Supper (Liturgy); Lord’s Supper; Lord’s Supper › Prayers and devotions
• Resource ID: LLS:MYSTRYSCRFCMDTT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:24:15Z

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.