Notable theologian and author John Piper has warned Christians not to pursue mysticism or believe that one can connect with ...

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At 19, when I was struggling to discern whether I had a vocation to the Franciscans (Order of Friars Minors), the following words flowed spontaneously out of my mouth as I prayed one night: "Lord, if ...

(RNS) — In his new book, ‘Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Biography of South Africa’s Confessor,’ Michael Battle delves into the ways Tutu’s religious formation shaped a vision that helped topple apartheid ...

Mysticism is a dirty word for some Christians. “They think of it as the bizarre,” said Bernard McGinn, a retired religion professor at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School. “But that is an ...

I come from a different faith tradition than David Limbaugh. I would like to address the question of the connection of mysticism to Christianity. Limbaugh stated that mysticism is a Hindu idea with ...

“I trust no one will call me a mystic—a name, in its strict theological sense, too high, and in its popular sense (I hope) too vague, to describe me; but it ...

Spiritualism, which had its heyday in the latter half of the nineteenth century, is having a surprising revival in North America. Hundreds of so-called spiritualist churches regularly engage in ...

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee. Golden Sufi Center (IPG, dist.), $12.95 trade paper (128p) ISBN 978-1-890350-35-2 Vaughan-Lee (Love Is a Fire) complements intensity with brevity, which allows him to ignite ...