9781570751752-1570751757-Mystical Theology: The Science of Love

Mystical Theology: The Science of Love

ISBN-13: 9781570751752
ISBN-10: 1570751757
Edition: Reprint, 2000
Author: William Johnston
Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Orbis Books
Format: Paperback 304 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781570751752
ISBN-10: 1570751757
Edition: Reprint, 2000
Author: William Johnston
Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Orbis Books
Format: Paperback 304 pages

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Mystical Theology: The Science of Love (ISBN-13: 9781570751752 and ISBN-10: 1570751757), written by authors William Johnston, was published by Orbis Books in 1998. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Christian Books & Bibles (Mysticism, Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts , Science & Religion, Religious Studies) books. You can easily purchase or rent Mystical Theology: The Science of Love (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Christian Books & Bibles books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.43.

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From the earliest centuries there has existed a Christian theology of mysticism, defining the state which Bernard Lonergan called a "being in love with God." St. John of the Cross wrote such a theology for the sixteenth century, calling it "the science of love." Now, William Johnston, one of the great spiritual writers of our time, attempts to do the same for the twenty-first century.

In Part One of Mystical Theology Johnston surveys Christian mysticism through the centuries. Johnson shows that such a theology today must dialogue with modern science and with Eastern religions. Part Two provides this dialogue, where Johnston engages Einstein's theories as well as Zen Buddhism. In Part Three, it becomes clear how the "science of love" is no longer an esoteric discipline for monks and nuns. In Johnston's writing it becomes accessible to all modern people grappling with problems of sexuality, social justice, world peace, and the protection of the environment.

Mystical Theology is indispensable to all those seeking guidance as well as intellectual and historical foundations of the Christian mystical experience today.

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