THL 432 - Christian Mysticism West and East I: From Plato to Meister Eckhardt

3 Credits

Mysticism is thought of as reserved exclusively for saints. Focus is on Augustine in the West and Dionysius the Aereopagite in the East, our journey also includes Bernard of Clarvaiux, Meister Eckhardt, and Catherine of Siena. Students will examine Christian interaction with other forms of mysticism, Jewish cabbalism and Islamic Sufism.