The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism

Louise Contributors: Douglas E. Anderson, Loyola University Medical Center, Illinois, USA; Ruth Albrecht, University of Hamburg, Germany; Ann W. Astell, University of Notre Dame, USA; Bogdan G. Bucur, Duquesne University, USA; J. Patout Burns, Vanderbilt University Divinity School, USA; Peter J. Casarella, DePaul University, USA; Augustine Casiday, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, UK; Catherine Cavadini, University of Notre Dame, USA; Zhuo (Job) Chen, University of Notre Dame, USA; Brian Edric Colless, Massey University, New Zealand; Boyd Taylor Coolman, Boston College, USA; Michael F. Cusato, OFM, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C., USA; George E. Demacopoulos, Fordham University, USA; Stephen M. Fields, SJ, Georgetown University, USA; Mary Frohlich, RSCJ, Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, USA; Paul L. Gavrilyuk, University of St Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Anna Harrison, Loyola Marymount University, USA; Ralph W. Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA; J. Patrick Hornbeck II, Fordham University, USA; Edward Howells, Heythrop College, University of London, USA; Kevin L. Hughes, Villanova University, USA; John Peter Kenney, Saint Michael's College, USA; Julia A. Lamm, Georgetown University, USA; Leo D. Lefebure, Georgetown University, USA; Armando Maggi, University of Chicago, USA; Brian Patrick McGuire, Roskilde University, Denmark; Alan C. Mitchell, Georgetown University, USA; Barbara Newman, Northwestern University, USA; Willemien Otten, University of Chicago Divinity School, USA; Charlotte C. Radler, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, USA; Denis Renevey, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Helen Rolfson, OSF, St John's University, Collegeville, USA; Don E. Saliers, Emory University, USA; Leigh Eric Schmidt, Washington University in St. Louis, USA; Philip Sheldrake, University of Wales, UK; Ori Z. Soltes, Georgetown University, USA; Charles M. Stang, Harvard Divinity School, USA; Columba Stewart, Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, USA; Dennis Tamburello, OFM, Siena College, Loudonville, NY, USA; James Wetzel, Villanova University, USA; Christiania Whitehead, University of Warwick, UK; Wendy M. Wright, Creighton University, USA

"As this comment indicates, I am assuming that this volume is going to assume a key place in the literature on this vast subject." (Ecclesiastical History, 1 January 2014)

"Julia Lamm has assembled a valuable collection of forty articles by leading scholars in this treasury of studies of (mainly) Christian mysticism. A lengthy and expert introduction by Lamm leads to the first section: five articles on "Themes in Christian Mysticism." (The Catholic Historical Review, 1 January 2014)

"Together they open a rich world of creative, inspired writing to contemporary students and fellow scholars. Summing Up. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers." (Choice, 1 September 2013)

"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion remains a treasure-trove of scholarship that will delight anyone interested in the academic conversation around Christian mysticism." (Carl McColman, 24 May 2013)

"There is much to praise about this book, from its well-judged contents to the beautiful presentation and typeface. This is a must-have for any library, and for any student or disciple of the mystical tradition." (Church Times, 24 May 2013)

"The result is a compelling and engaging volume drawing on the best of recent cutting-edge scholarship, and providing insights into an ancient but important Christian tradition." (Eastern Christian Books, 17 December 2012)

Julia A. Lamm is Associate Professor of Theology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She is a recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for research at the Academy of Sciences in Berlin. She is also the author of The Living God: Schleiermacher's Theological Appropriation of Spinoza (1996) and co-editor of a forthcoming volume on Schleiermacher, The Christmas Dialogue and Other Selections, for the Classics of Western Spirituality series. She has also published articles on Julian of Norwich.

J. A. Lamm, Georgetown University, USA