"Iets moois, iets heerlijks, het schoonste, dat we in onze Nederlandse literatuur bezitten": Titus Brandsma en de ascetische mystiek van de Moderne Devotie

This contribution about the Dutch Carmelite and Professor Titus Brandsma (1881-1942) focuses mainly on his research into the Modern Devotion during his professorship at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (1923-1942). Brandsma was intrigued by the question if the Modern Devotion is a typical express...

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Authors: Bocken, Inigo 1968- (Author) ; Cornet, Ineke 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Dutch
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Published: Peeters 2021
In: Ons geestelijk erf
Year: 2021, Volume: 91, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 261-285
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBD Benelux countries
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Summary:This contribution about the Dutch Carmelite and Professor Titus Brandsma (1881-1942) focuses mainly on his research into the Modern Devotion during his professorship at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (1923-1942). Brandsma was intrigued by the question if the Modern Devotion is a typical expression of Dutch mysticism. Brandsma's groundbreaking research is situated against the debate on the status of mysticism in the interbellum period. To understand Brandsma's evaluation of the Modern Devotion, this article examines Brandsma's definion of mysticism, in which the interplay between the divine grace and the human receptivity is quite important. This shapes his interpretation of the Modern Devotion. According to Brandsma, the Modern Devotion is a typical Northern Dutch mystical movement in which the divine grace of mystical experiences is interwoven with the human side of asceticism.
ISSN:1783-1652
Contains:Enthalten in: Ons geestelijk erf
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2143/OGE.91.1.3289297