Mysticism is concerned with spiritual knowledge the knowledge of truths we cannot understand with our minds. Most books on mysticism are difficult to follow without acquaintance with the writings of the mystics themselves, and the latter are hard to come by and too extensive for the ordinary reader. This new book offers an original and effective solution of the difficulty. In it the author has combined both a study of mysticism, which makes its own contribution to the literature of the subject, and an anthology of mystical writings. Covering a wider field than previous selections, this anthology has been compiled to illustrate and complement the study. Its twenty-seven sections(each with an introductory note) are taken from the work not only of Christian mystics...