This article contributes to the study of Christian mysticism in the sixteenth century by providing translations of mystical terms from Johannes Altenstaig’s Vocabularius theologiae (1517), including extasis, devotio, contemplatio, meditatio, mysticum, orare/oratio, raptus, theologia mystica, and unio. The introduction offers an overview of Altenstaig’s biography and the theological dictionary...
Jvarely satisfied with a mere reinterpretation of "historical facts,*' reflec- tive historical scholarship interacts with past and contemporary points of view.The recent book by Bengt Hoffman' illustrates this point.In his re- examination of Luther and the mystical, Hoffman attempts to revise pre- vailing interpretations in the light of the "contemporary revolt against reason'* and the...