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The Invitation Of Desire For God Opened By The Stories Of Christian Mystics, Kathi Gatlin
The Invitation Of Desire For God Opened By The Stories Of Christian Mystics, Kathi Gatlin
Doctor of Ministry
As people are seeking to understand and find answers in the midst of making meaning of their life experiences, many are drawn to a deeper relationship with God. This dissertation proposes that the writings of Christian mystics, an ancient tradition of Christian spirituality, offer an invitation to a deeper understanding and relationship with God.
In this work, mysticism is defined as: Christian mysticism, at God’s invitation, is a journey of experientially knowing the God defined as Love. This journey leads to a knowing that is underneath the surface of rational thought and includes and transforms the whole self: body, mind, …