Granfield, David Additional Author mixed material bibliography Paulist Press Paulist Press 1991 monographic en English

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All people have an innate desire for heightened consciousness. This desire is rooter in the human capacity for mystical experience - a capacity for moving beyond ordinary life into the realm of the transcendent. The path to a state of higher consciousness is a graduated one that utilizes physical, psychological and spiritual means to move beyond one's own self. David Granfield has produced a lucid overview of the phenomenon of mysticism within the Christian tradition. Touching first on the capacity and goal of mysticism, he charts the ancient "ways" of the mystic and reviews the techniques that people through the ages have used to pursue these ways. For Christians, the guarantee of mystical experience is the promise of Jesus to "love and manifest" himself to those who love Him and keep His commandments. Mysticism is not set aside for a select few. It is a way of being that is offered and available to all people. 248.22 Gra h0809131749 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 248.22 Gra h E12000904 Non Fiction 248.22 Gra h 41H2KX5NKRL._AC_UY218_.jpg 28090 2014-11-13 14:39:41 2025-02-05 10:34:39 machine generated