Sulle orme di Dio. I grandi mistici di ieri e di oggi

Translated title of the contribution: [Autom. eng. transl.] In the footsteps of God. The great mystics of yesterday and today

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Abstract

The volume is the Italian translation of the German text of P.J. Card. Cordes, "Spuren-Sicherung. Mystiker bezeugen Gott" (2012). The theme of the book is the human search for God, which the author underlines from inside the modern secularized world. To do so he focuses his attention on some thinkers of the past: through their works he stresses their importance of being testimonies of a vivid encounter with God, that is with the answer to the infinite human desire for the transcendental. The author gives voice to some German mystics such as Hildegard von Bingen, Mechthild von Magdeburg, Meister Eckard, but also to other important thinkers like Blaise Pascal with his work "Memorial" or Dante Alighieri with his work "Divine Comedy". The aim of the analysis is twofold: on the one hand the author personally ponders on the identity of western society, analyzing the history of mankind from the point of view of his desire of God. On the other hand he challenges his readers to reflect on this innate desire with the help of the selected authors.
Translated title of the contribution[Autom. eng. transl.] In the footsteps of God. The great mystics of yesterday and today
Original languageItalian
PublisherButzon & Bercker
Number of pages180
ISBN (Print)978-3-7666-1678-4
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Gottes Zeugen
  • Mystiker
  • attesa di Dio
  • mistica

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