3 papers in the library · publishing 2018
Medjugorje and the Supernatural April 19, 2018 Daniel Maria Klimek
The chapter considers influential definitions of terms like “mysticism,” “mystical,” or “mystical experiences” as formulated by two of the most prominent scholars of mysticism of the twentieth century. The influence of William James to the study of mysticism and his famous four marks of a mystical state is observed. The influence of Evelyn Underhill to the study of mysticism and her defining...
Medjugorje and the Supernatural April 19, 2018 Daniel Maria Klimek
Relating the first days of the Medjugorje apparitions, the chapter tells the story of the original encounter that transpired the week of June 24, 1981, between five Croatian teenagers and a child reporting to encounter the Virgin Mary. It analyzes some of the key messages the visionaries have reported to receive from the Virgin. Some of the biggest questions of life are considered, as answered...
Medjugorje and the Supernatural April 19, 2018 Daniel Maria Klimek
This chapter studies a major debate that has emerged in the second-half of the twentieth century between scholars of mysticism. The debate is between perennialist scholars and constructivist scholars. Perennialism sees mystical experiences as transcending culture, language, and time-period, and pointing to a unified spiritual experience among various peoples, while constructivism sees mystical...