Mystical Element of Religion, Vol 1

Baron Friedrich von Huegel was an influential Roman Catholic lay philosopher and writer. He was born in Florence, Italy, in 1852 and moved fifteen years later with his family to England where he remained for the rest of his life. He never held an academic post nor did he ever earn a university degree. However, he is often mentioned alongside John Henry Newman as one of the most influential Catholic thinkers of his day. His most important works were: The Mystical Element of Religion (1908), Essays and Addresses (1921), and The Reality of God (1931).

A"Indispensable. The best work in mysticism in the English language.A" Evelyn UnderhillA"An event of prime importance to a wide circle of students of religious phenomena.A" The Brimingham Post

• Volume I: Introduction and BiographiesPreface to the 1923 EditionNote to the Second ImpressionPreface to the First EditionPart I: IntroductionI. The Three Chief Forces of Western CivilizationII. The Three Elements of ReligionPart II: BiographicalIII. Catherine Fiesca Adorna's Life, up to her Conversion; and the Chief Peculiarities predominant throughout her Convert YearsIV. Catherine's Life, 1473 to 1506, and its Main Changes and GrowthV. Catherine's Last Four Years, 1506-1510. Sketch of her Character, Doctrine, and SpiritVI. Catherine's DoctrineVII. Catherine's Remains and Cultus; the Fate of her Two Priest Friends and of her Domestics; and the Remaining History of Ettore VernazzaVIII. Battista Vernazza's LifeConclusion to Volume I: Wherein Lies the Secret of Spiritual PersuasivenessAppendix to Part II: Chronological Account and Critical Analysis of the Materials for the Re-constitution of Saint Catherine's Life and TeachingVolume II: Critical StudiesPart III: CriticalIX. Psycho-physical and Temperamental QuestionsX. The Main Literary Sources of Catherine's ConceptionsXI. Chapter XI. — Catherine's Less Ultimate This-World DoctrinesXII. The After-Life Problems and DoctrinesXIII. The First Three Ultimate QuestionsXIV. The Two Final Problems: Mysticism and Pantheism. The Immanence of God, and Spiritual Personality, Human and DivineXV. Summing-up of the Whole Book. Back through Asceticism, Social Religion, and the Scientific Habit of Mind, to the Mystical Element of ReligionIndexFull List of Contents (Volumes I and Volume II)