TY - BOOK ID - 78624744 TI - The Oxford handbook of mystical theology AU - Howells, Edward AU - McIntosh, Mark A. PY - 2020 SN - 9780198722380 0198722389 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Mysticism KW - Negative theology KW - 248 KW - 248.2 KW - 248 Spiritualiteit. Ascese. Mystiek. Vroomheid KW - Spiritualiteit. Ascese. Mystiek. Vroomheid KW - 248 Spiritualite. Ascese. Mystique. Theologie ascetique et mystique. Devotion KW - Spiritualite. Ascese. Mystique. Theologie ascetique et mystique. Devotion KW - 248 Spirituality. Ascesis. Mystic. Piety KW - Spirituality. Ascesis. Mystic. Piety KW - Dark night of the soul KW - Mystical theology KW - Theology, Mystical KW - Spiritual life KW - Via negativa (Christian theology) KW - 248.2 Mystieke theologie. Mystiek. Mysticisme KW - Mystieke theologie. Mystiek. Mysticisme KW - Christianity KW - Christian spirituality UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78624744 AB - The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology provides a guide to the mystical element of Christianity as a theological phenomenon. It differs not only from psychological and anthropological studies of mysticism, but from other theological studies, such as more practical or pastorally-oriented works that examine the patterns of spiritual progress and offer counsel for deeper understanding and spiritual development. It also differs from more explicitly historical studies tracing the theological and philosophical contexts and ideas of various key figures and schools, as well as from literary studies of the linguistic tropes and expressive forms in mystical texts. None of these perspectives is absent, but the method here is more deliberately theological, working from0within the fundamental interests of Christian mystical writers to the articulation of those interests in distinctively theological forms, in order, finally, to permit a critical theological engagement with them for today.0Divided into four parts, the first section introduces the approach to mystical theology and offers a historical overview. Part two attends to the concrete context of sources and practices of mystical theology. Part three moves to the fundamental conceptualities of mystical thought. The final section ends with the central contributions of mystical teaching to theology and metaphysics. Students and scholars with a variety of interests will find different pathways through the Handbook. ER -