Reviews for The 12 Fundamental Principles Of Mysticism

The average rating for The 12 Fundamental Principles Of Mysticism based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-11-12 00:00:00 JORDAN Fiscus The Trinity is the way in which Christians name God. Traditionally we have confessed God to be Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This formula has taken on a certain sense of sacredness. We baptize in this name. But for many Christians the Trinity is a foreign concept. We get hung up on the numbers and miss the deeper meaning that is rooted in the mystery that is God. No human words can adequately convey the identity of God. But this doctrine has served us well -- for the most part. Ruth Duck and Patricia Wilson-Kastner wrote a most helpful book on the way in which we speak of God Trinitarianly in worship. They bemoan our tendency to avoid Trinitarian language and that when we use it we're stuck with a formula that evokes a very masculine sense of God. While not rejecting the traditional formula they suggest we work on new images/metaphors that evoke the same sense of relationship within God's nature and with creation that Father, Son, and Spirit have evoked all these centuries. The book was recommended by a friend and colleague, and I am glad to have finally read the book. It has helped immensely as I reenvision the Triune nature of God.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-02-13 00:00:00 Greg Vega I wonder how many people who hail John Knox as their spiritual forefather have actually ever read the guy, and I wonder what they would think if they did. I'd only read excerpts before, which were scary enough, but reading this stuff...yikes! The guy was a bloodthirsty nut-case. I mean an absolute fire-breathing off-his-rocker off-with-their-heads kinda guy. And not in a good way either. 3 stars, though, just because these works are so significant and this is such a fine edition--kudos to Roger Mason.