Medieval Mystics

Celebrate the impact women have made in our culture: This feminist book is a beacon of brilliance. It is the perfect gift for artists, intellectuals, and anyone who seeks to be inspired by words and profound lives. Most of all, it is a celebration of the journeys and accomplishments of women who have worked to have their voices heard in black and white letters across the world.

Join medieval literature expert Christopher R. Fee, Ph.D. to examine the foremost mystics from the Middle Ages through the lens of their greatest challenge: expression. In the medieval period, how did religious women and men put into words their intense—and intensely personal—devotional...

Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife charts the lives and times of four medieval women writers—Marie de France, a poet; Julian of Norwich, a mystic and anchoress; Christine de Pizan, a widow and court writer; and Margery Kempe, a no-good wife—who all bucked convention and forged their own paths. Largely forgotten by modern readers, these women have an astonishing amount to teach us about love, marriage, motherhood, friendship, and earning a living.

Christian Mysticism - Contemplative Spirituality - Desert Fathers - Medieval Mystics - Christian Prayer - Monastic Wisdom - Spiritual Formation - Mystical Theology What if the deepest Christian tradition is not a flight from the world, but a journey into the heart of love, silence, prayer, and transformation? Christian Mysticism Made Easy is a complete 4-book box for readers who want to understand one of the most profound spiritual currents in Christianity without getting lost in obscure language, sensational claims, or academic complexity. This collection opens the doors to a world where ...

In the darkest hour of the darkest age, Christian monks developed a meditation tradition unique in the Western world. A 14th-century author described their profound mystical experience as entering the cloud of unknowing. Yet during the 500 years after this great monastic flowering, this precious...

Life and times of the 14th century German spiritual leader Meister Eckhart, whose theory of a personal path to the divine inspired thinkers from Jean Paul Sartre to Thomas Merton, and most recently, Eckhart Tolle Meister Eckhart was a medieval Christian mystic whose wisdom powerfully appeals to...

Read by the author. Jesus through Medieval Eyes will take you on an exploration of medieval representations of Jesus in theology and literature. Who is Jesus? What is he like? And who am I, encountering Jesus? These questions were just as important to Christians in the Middle Ages as they are...

Unlock the wisdom of two monumental figures in Christian history with "The Monk and the Mystic: Anselm and Ignatius." This unique volume seamlessly blends the intellectual brilliance of Anselm of Canterbury with the transformative spiritual practices of St. Ignatius, offering a rich tapestry of faith, reason, and devotion. Delve into Medieval Thought: Discover Anselm’s profound impact on medieval theology, where faith and reason coalesce in a harmonious pursuit of divine truth. Transform Your Spiritual Life: Experience the timeless spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius, crafted to deepen ...

In the darkest hour of the darkest age, Christian monks developed a meditation tradition unique in the Western world. A 14th-century author described their profound mystical experience as entering the cloud of unknowing. Yet during the 500 years after this great monastic flowering, this precious...

What if death was not the end… but the beginning of something far more terrifying—and more extraordinary—than anything we have ever imagined? In Christina the Astonishing: The Nun Who Defied Death and Revealed the Hidden Realms of Heaven and Hell, you are drawn into one of the most shocking and mysterious true accounts in religious history—a story so bizarre, so unsettling, and so profound that it has challenged belief for over eight centuries. Born in 12th-century Belgium, Christina Mirabilis lived an ordinary life—until the day she died. At her funeral, as mourners gathered in a...

Are you brave enough to enter a world where the line between reality and nightmare is impossibly thin? The Horror Files beckons you into a realm where legends stir from the past, and every corner hides a terror waiting to strike. This is no ordinary collection, it's a descent into darkness, where fear takes on many faces, and no secret stays buried for long. Ancient myths claw their way into the present. Unsolved mysteries evolve into chilling realities. Brutal horrors of today collide with the restless whispers of forgotten legends. With 18 heart-pounding stories, The Horror Files will ...

What if one of Christianity’s most powerful guides to mercy, repentance, and spiritual healing has been waiting for you for more than a thousand years? Saint Gregory of Narek was a tenth-century Armenian monk, poet, theologian, and mystic whose words transformed personal anguish into prayer. His masterpiece, the Book of Lamentations, speaks with astonishing honesty about guilt, suffering, fear, hope, and the soul’s longing to return to God. Now, Saint Gregory of Narek for Beginners makes his remarkable life and spiritual wisdom accessible to modern readers—without requiring any prior ...

Traces the journey of Otto Rahn, the occultist and one-time SS member who sought the Holy Grail and traveled widely throughout Europe as a researcher until his mysterious death in 1939 Explores the modern legacy of the officially heretical Christian sect known as the Cathars Follows...

This book deals with the lives of three saints of the fourteenth century India who in succession managed to captivate the masses by their pious lives and spiritual powers. Though there were other great Sufis in their time but they stood out as gems among the jewels. One left his promising career of an accomplished scholar, one spent a good number of years of his life in the jungle and one renounced the throne and left his kingship. They did so in order to quench their spiritual thirst and gain intimacy with the Almighty. And their respective names were Hazrat Khwaja Mohammed Nizamuddin ...

Bloomsbury presents Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women by Hetta Howes, read by Amy Noble 'A welcome addition to medieval history, giving us a window into the lives of women that many people only know by name, if at all.' PHILIPPA GREGORY, author of The Other...

FAIRACRES PUBLICATIONS 085 In ‘Eight Chapters on Perfection’ the humanity and wisdom of Walter Hilton are revealed, as he explores the possibilities of friendship and love between those drawn to prayer. In ‘Angels’ Song’ this fourteenth-century English mystic considers how in the spiritual life the action of grace can be distinguished from illusion. Walter Hilton was born c. 1340-5. Little is known of his life, but it is believed that he studied at Cambridge, pursued a legal and administrative career, attempted the solitary life, and finally discovered his true vocation as an ...

There's nothing like family to make a guy lose his religion. When you're family is abusive and belittles you, it would take an act of God to get you to go back there. Elves shouldn't have anything to do with dwarfs anyway. Right? But it's not about Frank anymore. His mother needs him. almost as much as he needs her. He just has to find out who kidnapped her and why. Mothers. They can teach you things if you just listen to them. In Frank's case, he learns things he would rather not know. He's not sure he's ready for the truth. "Going Home" was not written for children but for adults who ...

'I was completely hooked and considerably moved by the life and thoughts of this exceptional woman' - JEREMY IRONS 'It is as if we have finally found the lost autobiography of one of the medieval world's most important women.' - JANINA RAMIREZ 'A beautiful, intensely moving achievement' - A.N...

Julian of Norwich was a fourteenth-century Christian mystic, important English theologian, and visionary writer. Indeed, her masterpiece, A Revelation of Divine Love, is the first book written by a woman in English. Six centuries after her death, she continues to inspire readers with her pious...

He was supposed to save the world. Instead, he unleashed its greatest evil. After failing to stop the ritual that opened the Dark Abyss, David Bishop is tormented by guilt—and the terrifying truth that he empowered the enemy he was meant to destroy. Stripped of his connection to the Orb, David faces a world falling to ruin. As demons ravage the land and allies fall, he must embark on a desperate journey to restore his powers and confront the Defiant One before all is lost. Haunted by prophecy and pursued by the enemy, David must find the strength to rise again—or witness the end of ...