Mysticism is a dirty word for some Christians. “They think of it as the bizarre,” said Bernard McGinn, a retired religion professor at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School. “But that is an ...

Spiritual Wanderlust, an online school for spiritual formation, is launching a new year-long series of masterclasses focused on mystics of the 20th century. Spiritual Wanderlust, an online school for ...

When I was in seminary, one of my favorite classes was Mysticism. I didn’t think I would like it. I was 24 and a starving student, arriving late to class in jeans and a t-shirt, juggling four jobs in ...

MY SISTER SAYS her favorite weather is the moment just before a storm where the earth rolls and yawns with thunder. When she was little, she would ride her bike in looping circles in front of the ...

Founded in 1920 as a focus of Catholic Christian reflection on current events, New Blackfriars publishes articles and book reviews of general interest, with an emphasis on theology, philosophy and ...