The Mystics Who Came to Dinner - Paperback

by Carmel Bendon (Author)

What if St. Francis of Assisi, St. Hildegard of Bingen, and the English mystics Julian of Norwich, The Cloud of Unknowing author, Richard Rolle, and Margery Kempe came to dinner? The Mystics Who Came to Dinner imagines such a gathering, with six medieval mystics enjoying dinner and lively conversation in a modern home setting. There, the strange and sometimes alienating aspects of the medieval world are removed so that the mystics' commonalities, as well as their distinctive personalities, shine through and their experiences, insights, and writings take on fresh appeal and relevance to the lives of twenty-first century readers.

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RELIGION / Spirituality

RELIGION / Mysticism

RELIGION / Christianity / General

THE MYSTICS WHO CAME TO DINNER

Carmel Bendon

Cover and design: Regina Gelfer

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978-1-62698-453-0

US$22.00

Author Biography

Carmel Bendon, a writer and presenter on "all things medieval," lives in Sydney, Australia. She has a PhD in Medieval Literature and lectures in English Literature, Medieval Studies, and Spirituality. She is the author of Mysticism and Space, and the novel, Grasping at Water.