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 1. PART I. INTRODUCTION. The Three Chief Forces of Western Civilisation. The Three Elements of Religion. PART II. BIOGRAPHICAL. Catherine Fiesca Adorna's Life. Catherine's Life from 1473 to 1506. Catherine's Last Four Years, 1506-1510. Catherine's Doctrine. Catherine's Remains and Cults. Battista Vernazza's Life. Conclusion to Volume 1. Appendix to Part II. VOLUME 2. PART III. CRITICAL. Psycho-physical and Temperamental Questions. The Main Literary Sources of Catherine's. Conceptions. Catherine's Less Ultimate This-World Doctrines. The After-Life Problems and Doctrines. The First Three Ultimate Questions. The Two Final Problems: Mysticism and Pantheism. Summing-up of the Whole Book.

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 1. PART I. INTRODUCTION. The Three Chief Forces of Western Civilisation. The Three Elements of Religion. PART II. BIOGRAPHICAL. Catherine Fiesca Adorna's Life. Catherine's Life from 1473 to 1506. Catherine's Last Four Years, 1506-1510. Catherine's Doctrine. Catherine's Remains and Cults. Battista Vernazza's Life. Conclusion to Volume 1. Appendix to Part II. VOLUME 2. PART III. CRITICAL. Psycho-physical and Temperamental Questions. The Main Literary Sources of Catherine's. Conceptions. Catherine's Less Ultimate This-World Doctrines. The After-Life Problems and Doctrines. The First Three Ultimate Questions. The Two Final Problems: Mysticism and Pantheism. Summing-up of the Whole Book.

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 1. PART I. INTRODUCTION. The Three Chief Forces of Western Civilisation. The Three Elements of Religion. PART II. BIOGRAPHICAL. Catherine Fiesca Adorna's Life. Catherine's Life from 1473 to 1506. Catherine's Last Four Years, 1506-1510. Catherine's Doctrine. Catherine's Remains and Cults. Battista Vernazza's Life. Conclusion to Volume 1. Appendix to Part II. VOLUME 2. PART III. CRITICAL. Psycho-physical and Temperamental Questions. The Main Literary Sources of Catherine's. Conceptions. Catherine's Less Ultimate This-World Doctrines. The After-Life Problems and Doctrines. The First Three Ultimate Questions. The Two Final Problems: Mysticism and Pantheism. Summing-up of the Whole Book.