The intersubjectivity of the mystic
Subtitle: a study of Teresa of Avila's Interior castle
By: Mary Frohlich.
Series: American Academy of Religion academy series ;; 83
Publisher: Scholars Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Atlanta, Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
Subjects: Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582.; Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- History -- 16th century.; Spiritual life -- Catholic Church.; Mysticism -- Catholic Church -- History -- 16th century.; Mysticism -- Spain -- History -- 16th century.; Intersubjectivity -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- History of doctrines -- 16th century.
Description: "In the popular mind, the mystic is seen as the supreme solitary. This image, if accurate, would make the mystical quest marginal in an era when much theology has emphasized socially responsible praxis. Against the popular image, Mary Frohlich develops a theological model -- based on the writings of Bernard Lonergan and the "self-psychology" of Heinz Kohut -- that both respects mysticism's irreducible character and shows how it concretely transforms people and systems. She then applies this model to an interpretation of a classic expression of spiritual transformation, the Interior Castle of the sixteenth-century mystic Teresa of Avila." -- ‡c From back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-415).