Making of a Mystic

Carol Poston is a professor emerita of English and coordinator of women's studies at Saint Xavier University, Chicago. She is the editor of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Letters Written during a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

"An engaging book."--Presence:  An International Journal of Spiritual Direction"[Underhill] reminds us how Christian women of the last century were able to exercise intellectual influence and unofficial leadership with faithfulness and love."--Commonweal"This correspondence reveals the intimate Evelyn Underhill--friend, spiritual guide, wife, pacifist--whose life spanned the age of Victoria through the horrors of two global wars. These letters serve as a companion piece to Underhill's pioneering books on mysticism and the spiritual life and explore the making of this foremother of contemporary spirituality. Carol Poston has retrieved a treasure for all of us."--Dana Greene, author of Evelyn Underhill: Artist of the Infinite Life

• CoverTitleCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionA Note on Editorial PracticeOne: The Early Years: 1888–1905Two: Toward Mysticism: 1906–10Three: A Dark Time: 1911–23Four: The Retreat Years: 1924–34Five Worship unto Death: 1935–41IndexBack cover