Mysticism and scholasticism
Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion April 14, 2023 DOI: 10.1017/s0034412523000392 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Mysticism |
| Key points | Suggests possible lines of influence between scholastic theology and the female medieval mystics whom Christina Van Dyke describes as 'annihilationist'—holding that the goal of the spiritual life is transformation into God in some sense—in reflections on Van Dyke's Hidden Wisdom. |
Abstract
Abstract This article offers some reflections on Christina Van Dyke's Hidden Wisdom, using the opportunity to make some suggestions as to possible lines of influence between the world of scholastic theology and that of the female medieval mystics in what Van Dyke considers their ‘annihilationist’ mode: that the goal of the spiritual life is transformation into God in some sense.