Modernism, Mysticism and the Pursuit of Freedom Bringing the initial instinct of the Modernists to its fullment in the model of the Christian mystic by Ludmiła Zofia Szczecina

“…Comparing Modernist concept's (Stream of consciousness, that art should reflect reality and the emphasis on subjectivity etc.) with the fundamentals of Christian mysticism (i.e. the interior life) and by reconciling subjective experience with objective truth through the use of St John Paul II's philosophical anthropology I hope to pose an alternative path to satiate, truly satiate, the Modernist's thirst for freedom.…”
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Éléments de réflexions sur le rapport entre la poésie occitane contemporaine et le sacré. L’exemple de Joan Larzac by Pierre Molin

“…Between Marxist revolt and Christian mysticism, the poet’s work is nevertheless consistent in the effect it seeks: to express an absence, whether linguistic (Occitan) or sacred (God).…”
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Hermetische Körper by Elena Fabietti

“…The work of Gustav Meyrink (1868-1932) can be defined by a life-long engagement with a great number of esoteric movements of his age, from Theosophy through Christian mysticism, then diverse ascetic and ecstatic practices to Indian Yoga. …”
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L’hallucination de la connaissance : La Tentation de saint Antoine de Flaubert by Dagmar Stöferle

“…Görres makes the difference between a “true” Christian mysticism and a “false” demonical mysticism. What is called ecstasy on the one hand, is demonic possession on the other.  …”
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Rethinking the <i>Unio Mystica</i>: From McGinn to Ibn ʿArabī by Arjun Nair

“…By unpacking the primary terms involved in such an account—“God”, the “human being/self”, and “union”—from within the conceptual and theoretical horizons of that tradition, it problematizes the prevailing understanding of the <i>unio mystica</i> constructed from the writings of specialists in Christian mysticism. More importantly, it illustrates the payoff in terms of dialogue (incorporating the critique of existing theories) when each tradition operates confidently from its own milieu, developing its own theoretical resources for mysticism rather than prematurely embracing existing ideas or categories.…”
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OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE, PURE BEING AND METAPHYSICS by I. V. Karivets

“…As a result of such experience appear, for instance, Plato’s metaphysics, Descartes’ metaphysics, and the Christian mysticism of Bonaventure, which theoretical constructs are deriving from experience of pure being (light). …”
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La Représentation de la montagne dans la littérature anglaise d’inspiration religieuse au XVIIe siècle by Jean-Louis Breteau

“…This is notoriously the case throughout the Bible in both the Ancient and the New Testaments, although some ambivalence can be identified in the symbolic value of the mountain which proves to be either a place of divine revelation or of spiritual contest. The Christian mystics down from Gregory of Nyssa to John of the Cross take this double dimension on board. …”
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Henri Le Saux et le psychisme by Fabrice Blée

“…Henri Le Saux is one of the great Christian mystics of the twentieth century and a pioneer of dialogue with Hinduism. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book Mysticism, East and West by Rudolf Otto by Hadi Vakili

“…Explaining this Western-Eastern phenomenon, Otto compares the Hindu Mystic Shankara to represent eastern mysticism and the Christian Mystic Eckhart to represent western mysticism and seeks to provide a model for understanding the truth of the religion and comparing religious thinkers.…”
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Feminine Characterization of The God by Ibrahim Bor

“…Notably, the Nag Hammadi tradition, rooted in Jewish mysticism, highlights the feminine dimensions of the divine, emphasizing love and compassion. Medieval Christian mystics such as Meister Eckhart and Julian of Norwich also emphasized the feminine dimension of God in their experience of the divine. …”
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