The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism

An Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality

By: Carl McColman

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

This revised and expanded edition offers a big possibility: the hope of achieving real, experiential union with God.

"The Christian of the future will be a mystic-or will not exist." This word of warning from theologian Karl Rahner was uttered half a century ago, and today, Christianity is indeed in crisis. Is mysticism necessary for the survival of Christianity? What exactly is Christian mysticism? How can it be relevant in our crisis-ridden world? Questions like these inspire The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism, a newly updated edition from beloved spiritual teacher and bestselling author Carl McColman.

The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism serves as both introduction and practical instruction for a living contemplative practice today. In addition to the overview of mysticism, spiritual and prayer practices in mysticism, the various types of mysticism in Christian tradition, and influential mystics through the millennia, this second edition offers an embodied understanding of the mystic life with a more diverse range of voices and perspectives, from Howard Thurman to Pauli Murray. It also includes new chapters and themes that address embodied mysticism, contemplation and social justice, and the ongoing relevance of Jesus's message of radical equality and inclusivity.

©2023 Carl McColman (P)2023 eChristian

Waste of Time and Money

This entire work could be sumarzied in a few pages . It's tiring prose and annoying to follow. Audible needs to provide refunds.

Woke Mysticism

Very interested in the topic but one can only take so much wokeism. The wokeism casts doubt on the entire book. Pronouns hyper-sensitivity, cultural appropriation discussion, privilege, racism against whites, this book has aged poorly