History of Theology/Theology of History
Ryan Coyne
Spiritus September 1, 2025 DOI: 10.1353/scs.2025.a972538 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism |
| Keywords | History of christianity Period music Connection principal bundle Religious studies Literature |
| Key points | Argues that McGinn's "Modern Mystics" serves as both a coda to his historical project and an introduction that begins to address the connection between history and theology in his scholarship. |
Abstract
Abstract: McGinn’s Modern Mystics serves as a coda to his multivolume history, The Presence of God , but also stands as an introduction of sorts. It situates that historical project among the mystical authors of the twentieth century, but more importantly it begins to address the deeper connection between history and theology manifested in McGinn’s scholarship. To see this, one can attend to McGinn’s engagements with Marie-Dominique Chenu, Simone Weil, and Bernard Lonergan.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on mysticism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The mystical mind: probing the biology of religious experience | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis | 1983 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Problem of Pure Consciousness: Mysticism and Philosophy | 1993 | Edited collection of essays | |
| Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mysticism and schizophrenia: A phenomenological exploration of the structure of consciousness in the schizophrenia spectrum disorders. | 2016 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |