Mysticism

== =Medieval Christian Mysticism= =Jason Atkinson=

=P urification = //"The first duty which is incumbent on man is to give up sin and resist concupiscence, which are opposed to charity; this belongs to beginners, in whose hearts charity is to be nursed and cherished lest it be corrupted."// =I llumination = //"The second duty of man is to apply his energies chiefly to advance in virtue; this belongs to those who are making progress and who are principally concerned that charity may be increased and strengthened in them."// = = = = =C ontemplation = //"The third endeavor and pursuit of man should be to rest in God and enjoy Him; and this belongs to the perfect who desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ."// ~ **St. Thomas**

**Link To Research Paper**
> [|Church History], Vol. 65, No. 2 (Jun., 1996), pp. 197-219
 * Articles:**
 * =[|The Changing Shape of Late Medieval Mysticism]=
 * Bernard McGinn
 * Published by: [|Cambridge University Press] on behalf of the [|American Society of Church History]

** Link To Article Analysis**

 * =[|Gabriel Biel and Late Medieval Mysticism]=
 * Heiko A. Oberman
 * [|Church History], Vol. 30, No. 3 (Sep., 1961), pp. 259-287
 * Published by: [|Cambridge University Press] on behalf of the [|American Society of Church History]

**Link To Article Analysis**
=[|Mysticism, Poverty and Reason in the Thought of Meister Eckhart]=
 * David E. Linge
 * [|Journal of the American Academy of Religion], Vol. 46, No. 4 (Dec., 1978), pp. 465-488
 * Published by: [|Oxford University Press]