Douglas E. Christie
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View article: Love’s Deepest Abyss: A Contemplative Ecology of Darkness
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“Love’s deepest abyss is her most beautiful form,” so claims Hadewijch of Antwerp, the great medieval Flemish mystic. This strange and alluring idea, shared by many of the apophatic tradition, reflects the sense that the abyssal (sometimes…
View article: Introduction
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The introduction provides a brief outline of the main questions and ideas of the book, including the question of the possible role ancient traditions of mystical darkness can play as we grapple with and respond deeply and honestly to our o…