About this title: This volume presents reconstructions of the lives, words and works of seven European Catholic mystics who speak to people's contemporary quests. From the recluse Julian of Norwich and the hospital administrator Catherine of Genoa, to political agitator Catherine of Siena and Teresa of Avila, Clare of Asisi, Mechtild of Magdeburg and Therese of ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 1993-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harperone
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Good+ condition. The covers are brightly colored with only light wear. The pages are clean, tight to binding and are beginning to tan at edges. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., 1994.
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Octavo, softcover, light wear, VG ex library with minimal marks, in brown and grey pictorial wraps. Astonishingly relevant portrait of the lives seven women mystics. Known to more than a million readers as the coauthor of the classic vegetarian cookbook 'Laurel's Kitchen, ' Carol Lee Flinders looks to the hunger of the spirit in 'Enduring Grace. ' In these striking and sustaining depictions of seven remarkable women, Flinders brings to life a chorus of wisdom from the past that speaks with ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harperone
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. A stain at the top of the front cover. There is some edgewear and curling of corners and some page edges. Someone's name written inside. Otherwise this book looks great--very clean and intact inside with an... Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. Trade paperback. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. Black remainder line on bottom edge. 1993. Trade paperback. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harperone
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear; hint of yellowing to page edges. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Eighteenth Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper San Francisco, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Biography. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Astonishingly relevant portraits of the lives of seven women mystics. This book is in good shape. There is just a little edge wear. The spine is not creased. read more
Edition: Third Printing
Binding: Quality Paperback
Publisher: Harper San Francisco, San Francisco
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Very Good Plus. NO marks or underlininig. This title is IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. read more
Description: Very good. First Edition. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No marks/underlines/highlights. Pages are clean and tight. Small whiteout mark inside of front cover. Minor shelfwear. Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Date Published: 6/11/93
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Very Good+ 1993 Paperback. Cvr: light wear at edges/cornertips. Text: no highlight or underlining. No spine crease. PRELC-FLIP16F1. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harper San Francisco, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Fair. Signed by Author 248 pages, signed by the author, some scattered markings (mostly pencil), otherwise clean and tight! Clare of Assisi, Mechild of Magdeburg, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, Catherine of Genoa, Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Date Published: 1993-06-01
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
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Edition: First Edition, Thirteenth Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Very Good/No Jacket. 0060626453 Clean Copy Cover looks a little worn at the ends of spine. Contents in very good clean condition. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harper San Francisco, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780060626457ISBN:0060626453
Description: Very Good. Signed by Author Trade Paperback-Very Good-SIGNED and dated by author-Clean and bright with only slightest of wear. 248 pages with index. read more
"This is one of the most wonderful books that I have ever read. It explores the lives, thoughts & actions of 7 women mystics. Although none of these women lived in modern times, Carol Flinders makes them come alive in her book. And if you aren't quite sure what mysticism is, you will definitely have a much better grasp of it after reading this book! And you can also see that each woman lived her mysticism in her own way. There isn't one formula to follow to become a mystic!"
"An overview of seven female Christian mystics. I found them interesting enough to get more books on each of them. A good source is the Classics of Western Spirituality series by Paulist Press. As an agnostic I take this kinda thing less literally and more metaphorically, but it works for me."
"I have to say from the get-go that I think mysticism in Christianity is overrated, exaggerated, trendy, and confused with pathology/psychosis. In other words, some or many mystical episodes were triggered by extremes in fasting, sleep deprivation, bodily mortification, silence/isolation. This is a decent introduction to seven female mystics, but I found the sketches superficial and the author quick to accept things at face value. All seven women were products of particular times and places, and I need more context than this survey provided. Mysticism was one of the few religious experiences available to women, though the church tried to discredit the experiences and women both. I think the women's desire for God was authentic, but it was shaped in something of a mob mentality that held that divine union was superior worship and the Eucharist magical. We have different understandings today, shaped by our own times. Even the construct of seven seemed artificial and a nod to numerology. I'd have liked to see something about Angela of Foligno, Marguerite Porete or Hildegard, whose music is still effective and affective prayer. Caroline Walker Bynum has written a couple of scholarly books that offer a thorough grounding in history. For myself, I prefer the spirituality of some other medieval women who found God in service to the poor, elderly, orphaned and sick: the Beguines, the subject of a book by Walter Simons, Cities of Ladies. I also look to the desert mothers of the first Christian centuries for role models. They were grounded in silence, but also the Word, and their desert experience led them back to service in the context of community. They are as overlooked in church history as the Beguines, though not as discredited."
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