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Description:Evelyn Underhill called the German Lutheran Mystic Jacob Boehme "one of the most astonishing cases in history of a natural genius for the transcendent." Nicolas Berdyaev described Boehme as: "Beyond a doubt...one of the greatest of Christian gnostics. I am using the word not in the sense of heresies...but to indicate a wisdom grounded in revelation and employing myths and symbols rather than concepts—a wisdom much more contemplative than discursive."Boehme was the son of a farmer who lived the first part of his life as a shepherd and later became a shoemaker. He claimed that his writings reflect only what he was taught through the direct experience of God.A truly giant figure in the spiritual tradition, he has greatly influenced Angelus Silesius, William Blake, John Milton, Isaac Newton, William Law and many others.As the editor of this volume, Peter Erb, says, "The Way to Christ provides the best introduction to his thought and spirituality. A collection of nine separate treatises, its parts were written late in his career and reflect his final theological position, a position established not aside from his earlier work, but on it...The book was intended to serve as a meditation guide. Boehme believed that his writing had come from the Spirit. It was intended to direct his fellow-believers back to the Spirit as he had been directed."Winfried Zeller, one of the most distinguished authorities on Protestant Spirituality alive today, comments in his preface: "In spite of the narrowness of his environment, Jacob Boehme was a man of universal spirit. His thought extended itself far and contained an original theology of nature. Yet, however greatly his profound ideas influenced the history of Western philosophy, his greatest significance lies in the area of spirituality. He was truly "a man of God" (2 Timothy 3:17).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Way to Christ (The Classics of Western Spirituality). To get started finding The Way to Christ (The Classics of Western Spirituality), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 325

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Paulist Press

Release: 1978

ISBN: 0809121026

Description: Evelyn Underhill called the German Lutheran Mystic Jacob Boehme "one of the most astonishing cases in history of a natural genius for the transcendent." Nicolas Berdyaev described Boehme as: "Beyond a doubt...one of the greatest of Christian gnostics. I am using the word not in the sense of heresies...but to indicate a wisdom grounded in revelation and employing myths and symbols rather than concepts—a wisdom much more contemplative than discursive."Boehme was the son of a farmer who lived the first part of his life as a shepherd and later became a shoemaker. He claimed that his writings reflect only what he was taught through the direct experience of God.A truly giant figure in the spiritual tradition, he has greatly influenced Angelus Silesius, William Blake, John Milton, Isaac Newton, William Law and many others.As the editor of this volume, Peter Erb, says, "The Way to Christ provides the best introduction to his thought and spirituality. A collection of nine separate treatises, its parts were written late in his career and reflect his final theological position, a position established not aside from his earlier work, but on it...The book was intended to serve as a meditation guide. Boehme believed that his writing had come from the Spirit. It was intended to direct his fellow-believers back to the Spirit as he had been directed."Winfried Zeller, one of the most distinguished authorities on Protestant Spirituality alive today, comments in his preface: "In spite of the narrowness of his environment, Jacob Boehme was a man of universal spirit. His thought extended itself far and contained an original theology of nature. Yet, however greatly his profound ideas influenced the history of Western philosophy, his greatest significance lies in the area of spirituality. He was truly "a man of God" (2 Timothy 3:17).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Way to Christ (The Classics of Western Spirituality). To get started finding The Way to Christ (The Classics of Western Spirituality), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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