The German Mystics Of The Fourteenth Century
By: by John Bernard Dalgairns.
Publisher: T. Richardson
Published: 1858
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 69
Subjects: Mysticism -- Germany.; Mysticism -- Catholic Church.; Mystics -- Germany.
Other titles: Northcote tracts
Notes: Half-title: The German Mystics of the fourteenth century.

In manuscript on t.-p.: A. Argyle(?) from Mr. Cuithin, Easter 1858.

No.9 in a binder's collection, Northcote Tracts, v.34.
Table of contents: title: "SUMMARY The significance of the numerous translations of Tauler's works —  Importance of the controversy respecting him as bearing on the question  of mystical theology in general — Opinions and worth of English  writers on the subject — Division into two parts, what Tauler was not,  what he was — Tauler not a forerunner of the Reformation — Not a  Waldensian — The 'Friends of God' not heretics — Tauler's layman not  Nicholas of Bile — Not proved that Tauler disobeyed the Holy See —  What Tauler was, to be gathered from the fact that his writings were  those of a true Catholic mystic — Need of mysticism in the fourteenth  century — Church losing her hold, as a kingdom, over Europe —  Boniface VIII. — Captivity of Avignon — Ghibelline league — False  mystics leagued with Louis of Bavaria — Church thrown on the affections of her children — Modern spirituality founded by Tauler and  B. Henry Suso — Sketch of spiritual state of Germany and Netherlands — Pantheistic mysticism met by Catholic — Tauler's mysticism  philosophical — Mystical tendencies of modern philosophy — Tauler's  theology compared with that of the Saints — Catholic mystical theology  based on doctrines of Incarnation and Creation."