Mysticism and scholasticism

This article offers some reflections on Christina Van Dyke's Hidden Wisdom, using the opportunity to make some suggestions as to possible lines of influence between the world of scholastic theology and that of the female medieval mystics in what Van Dyke considers their ‘annihilationist’ mode:...

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Subtitles:"Book Symposium"
"Special issue: Women-focused"
Main Author: Cross, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Religious studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 510-514
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Summary:This article offers some reflections on Christina Van Dyke's Hidden Wisdom, using the opportunity to make some suggestions as to possible lines of influence between the world of scholastic theology and that of the female medieval mystics in what Van Dyke considers their ‘annihilationist’ mode: that the goal of the spiritual life is transformation into God in some sense.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412523000392