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MYSTICISM
Intoduction to Mysticism This takes you to Ron Turner's page, where he has been able to reproduce the Encarta article on mysticism.
Bernard of Clairvaux This site on Bernard of Clairvaux is managed by Catholic Forum. Good on biographical details.
Bernard of Clairvaux American site known as Latter Rain. A bit unusual, but a good source of information.
Cloud of Unknowing This difficult 14th century manuscript is a classic piece of mystical writing. The author is unknown. Never mind about the text the introduction is worth reading.
Julian of Norwich Luminarium is a site dedication to Middle English literature. It is a good link point, but it really just provides useful links.
Julian of Norwich This is an all-singing, all-dancing Julian site, with explanations, key words and useful links. Site is called Gloriana's Court.
Margery Kempe Really good on the theology of Margery Kempe and an invaluable guide to understanding her writings, but there are no biographical details.
Margery Kempe Margery Kempe was born around 1373 in Kings Lynn, England. Even though of the wealthy class, she was never taught to read or write. Quite useful for a biography.
Eckhart Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is quite good, but select the option which talks about "His vision of God."
Meister Eckhart Quite the best site of Eckhart for A2 candidates. It has some readily accessible quotes An outline of the pantheistic mysticism of the fourteenth century German mystic Meister Eckhart.
Thomas a Kempis The Catholic Encyclopedia article on Thomas. Detailed, long and wordy, but it's all there.
Thomas a Kempis A very readable biography of Thomas a Kempis.
Teresa of Avila Saint Teresa was born in Avila, Spain, March 28, 1515. She died in Alba, October 4, 1582. This is a good biography and way into the writings of St Teresa.
St John of the Cross This is a reasonable biography from Catholic Online Saints.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer This is a useful biography of Bonhoeffer. It is part of the
Dietrich Bonhoeffer The site has excerpts from Bonhoeffer's writings. There's a lot here, but one gets the feel of what the man was saying.
Thomas Merton A brief biography of this interesting man. The biography forms part of the Thomas Merton Foundation site.
Thomas Merton A short article by Robert Lentz. It gives one the feel of Merton and some useful phrases to use when describing his attitude to religious experience.
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