Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Ori Z. Soltes is Goldman Professorial Lecturer in theology and fine arts at Georgetown University and a regular lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution.

This book is brilliant, learned, insightful, and of great importance at this time of religious tension.

• Introduction: What is Mysticism?Chapter 1 The Birth and Development of the Abrahamic FaithsChapter 2 The Roots of Judaism and ChristianityChapter 3 The Emergence of Jewish Mystical ThoughtChapter 4 Early Christian MysticismChapter 5 A Third Player on the Stage: Muslim Mysticism from the Qur'an to Ibn 'ArabiChapter 6 Medieval Jewish Mysticism form Merkavah to KabbalahChapter 7 Medieval Christian Mysticism from Assisi to AvilaChapter 8 The Spread of and Variety within SufismChapter 9 Variations within Jewish and Christian Mysticism from the Renaissance through EmancipationChapter 10 Still Searching: The Persistence of Mysticism in the Modern EraChapter 11 Unfinished EpiloguesSuggestions for Further Reading