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Do Western Christians confuse Mysticism with Emotionalism?
I repeatedly hear Western Christians repudiate mysticism. This post is NOT about the merits or dangers of Christian mysticism. Another question addresses that sufficiently. This question deals with ...
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Sponge in water vs water in sponge how to understand St. Teresa properly?
I've been reading on St. Teresa recently now she says:
as water penetrates and is drunk in by the sponge, so, it seemed to me, did the Divinity fill my soul
Does that mean that God is present ...
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Reformation objections to lectio divina?
It is becoming popular in Protestant circles to embrace traditional Roman Catholic (RC) mysticism, such as the practice of lectio divina. For example, see this page on the website of Timothy Keller's ...
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Is there a record of an association of prayer with pain?
It is well known and well documented that spiritual ecstasies (and the like) are present in Christianity (Paul caught up into heaven &c.). I am looking for theological works which expound on the ...
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What is the official opinion on Swedenborg?
What is the official opinion of the Catholic Church on works of Emanuel Swedenborg, especially Heaven and Hell?
I'm interested in the opinion of the Catholic Church, but any others will be also ...
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Is Christian mysticism an oxymoron or is it a legitimate path for a Christian?
I've been in a debate online with another Christian of a different tradition (I'm Catholic, he is Baptist, I think) regarding mysticism, specifically Christian mysticism. He stated that mysticism is ...
