Evelyn Underhill

Broschiertes Buch

Practical Mysticism

Beschreibung

The complete title is Practical Mysticism: A Little Book for Normal People and Abba: Meditations Based on the Lord's Prayer. Underhill is a leading authority on modern mysticism. This book was written just before World War 1 and includes reviews of Julian of Norwich, Thomas & Kempis, and Teresa of Avila. The author wants the reader to obtain mystical consciousness and to be able to see eternal beauty.

Autor

A poet, novelist, and well known writer on mysticism, Evelyn Underhill was born in 1875. She was educated privately and at King's College for Women, London, of which she later became first an Honorary Fellow and then a Fellow. She was also an Honorary Doctor of Divinity of the University of Aberdeen. In 1921 she was Upton Lecturer on the Philosophy of Religion at Manchester College, Oxford. Among Miss Underhill's most notable books are The Spiritual Life, Practical Mysticism, The Mystic Way, and Meditations Based on Our Lord's Prayer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Book Jungle
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 190g
• ISBN-13: 9781438510415
• ISBN-10: 1438510411
• Artikelnr.: 27877631