The Mystics of the Church

by Evelyn Underhill

This little book only hints at the richness and variety of the material with which anyone who tries to tell the spiritual history of the Christian Church will have to muddle through. The author has selected a few of those mystical saints whose greatness is most closely connected with their dependence on and contribution to the family life of the household of faith.

Genres: Christianity, Christian, Religion

Paperback

First published October 1, 1988

About the author

Evelyn Underhill was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism.

In the English-speaking world, she was one of the most widely read writers on such matters in the first half of the twentieth century. No other book of its type—until the appearance in 1946 of Aldous Huxley's The Perennial Philosophy—met with success to match that of her best-known work, Mysticism, published in 1911.

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Reviews

[فؤاد · Rating 1 out of 5]

پرحرف و کم محتوا. سه فصل خوندم و دیدم اتلاف وقته. واقعا مترجم‌ها بر چه اساسی کتاب‌ها رو برای ترجمه انتخاب می‌کنن؟

[Brett Folkman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent brief overview of the Christian Mystics

This was a very easy, high level overview of the key Christian mystics. A great starter book, with just enough depth to wet your appetite for a particular mystic to then go explore in great detail. Highly Recommend.

[Greg McConeghy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Originally published in 1925. This edition from 1969, Schocken Books.

[red · Rating 1 out of 5]

قلم خانم آندرهیل بنده رو یاد اینایی انداخت که سر جلسه‌ی امتحانات معارف هیچی بلد نیستند و فقط بیخودی صفحه‌ها رو با جملات بی در و پیکر پر می‌کنند.
خیلی بد.

[John Stanley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tedious. I had hoped for something much more interesting but the (unedited, not updated) writing style of the day made this an almost, for me, impossible read.

[Luc Vors · Rating 3 out of 5]

By no means do I claim to be a mystic, not by a long shot, but I can say I've had mystical experiences. This book outlines the process of being "courted" by the divine. Makes. even want to read the memoirs of Mother Teresa, who I heard actually complained that she felt lured by the divine only to never experience the rushes of mystical experiences again, once she was hooked (all my words, not hers).