Project Gutenberg 2005-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 623 Inge, William Ralph 1860 1954 Inge, Dean (William Ralph) Inge, W. R. (William Ralph) Christian Mysticism E-text prepared by Bob Jones, Frank van Drogen, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Christian Mysticism" by William Ralph Inge is a scholarly exposition written during the late 19th century. This work consists of eight lectures delivered at the University of Oxford, which seek to explore the historical development and fundamental characteristics of Christian mysticism and its philosophical implications within a Christian framework. The opening of the text establishes the author’s intention to contribute to the apologetic discourse on Christian mysticism while providing a historical framework to examine its evolution. Inge emphasizes the importance of mystical experiences in the spiritual life and how they serve both as a response to the challenges posed by rationalism and as a means of reform within religious practices. He outlines the complexities surrounding the definitions of mysticism, critiques contemporary interpretations, and highlights the significance of love, purification, and the realization of divine presence as intrinsic to the mystic experience. Through a careful analysis of its historical development, the author aims to present a compelling case for the relevance of mysticism in understanding the Christian faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Mysticism BV Text Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 743443 2025-08-06T10:30:21.319950 text/html 743458 743278 2024-11-06T13:40:53.237806 2023-09-07T04:14:17.917759 text/html text/html 363351 2025-08-06T10:30:30.823921 application/epub+zip 373194 2025-08-06T10:30:24.342988 application/epub+zip 361821 2025-08-06T10:30:23.107957 application/epub+zip 632575 2025-08-06T10:30:36.117413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592634 2025-08-06T10:30:30.016922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565470 2022-09-07T17:19:12.974078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 704891 2025-08-06T10:30:20.671054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 685066 2024-10-28T21:37:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17001 2025-08-06T10:30:36.285379 application/rdf+xml 14788 2025-08-06T10:30:23.628968 image/jpeg 3754 2025-08-06T10:30:23.365963 image/jpeg 360183 2025-08-06T10:30:21.379974 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia