{"product_id":"mysticism-after-modernity-paperback-softback-9780631207641","title":"Mysticism After Modernity (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631207641","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMysticism After Modernity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDon Cupitt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631207641, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 October 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 1.2 cm, 0.263 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘In an era where many decry the death of certainties in our postmodern situation, Cuppitt shows how the mystic teach us to embrace the freedom and likeness of that very situation. The book offers a refreshing freeing of vision to our age of doubt. It is a fine contribution.’ Robert K. Forman, Hunter College\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A lucid and stimulating argument for ways to understand mysticism in the postmodern world. \u003ci\u003eMysticism After Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e should prove invaluable to those concerned about the relevance and ongoing survival of the mystical tradition.\" \u003ci\u003eCarl McColman, Mystic-L\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c!--end--\u003e\"Postmodernists are likely to find this enjoyable reading....this is a challenging little book that deserves to be explored by students of mysticism and religious experience\"\u003ci\u003eGeorge Adams, Susquehanna University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The central theme of this book is the claim that the writings of the classical mystics are misunderstood when they are treated (as they are even by Derrida) as qualified versions of an orthodox metaphysical theism.\"\u003ci\u003eMaurice Wiles, Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMysticism After Modernity,\u003c\/i\u003e Don Cupitt argues that the extensive modern literature about mysticism has rested upon a mistake - the belief that there can be meaningful experience prior to language.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: The Mysticism of Secondariness. \u003cp\u003e1. The Modern Construction of Mysticism and Religious Experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Theories of Mysticism in Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Dogmatic Theology is an Ideology of Absolute Spiritual Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Mysticism is a Kind of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. How Mystical Writing Produces Religious Happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Politics of Mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Mystical Writing was the Forerunner of Deconstruction and Radical Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Meltdown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Eternity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460667437336,"sku":"9780631207641","price":39.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631207641.jpg?v=1785457446","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mysticism-after-modernity-paperback-softback-9780631207641","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}