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Francis de Sales

Prof Bernard McGinn

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Prof Bernard McGinn

Bernard McGinn is the Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor emeritus at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, where he taught for thirty-four years before retiring in 2003. He has written extensively on spirituality and mysticism, including his nine-volume, The Presence of God: A History of Western Mysticism (1991-2021).

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Dr Edward Howells
Dr Edward Howells

Dr Edward Howells was a senior lecturer in Christian Spirituality at Heythrop College, University of London (2001-2018), then at the University of Roehampton (2018-19). He is now an associate tutor in Christian Spirituality at Ripon College Cuddesdon. Edward teaches the history of Christian spirituality and its contribution to the understanding and practice of faith today. His research is on mystical theology, especially the late medieval period. His PhD was on the theological anthropology of John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila. Edward has recently co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology (2020). He has also written on the mystical theology of Augustine, Meister Eckhart, and Pierre de BĂ©rulle. Edwards main interest is in questions of experience and personal transformation in the life of faith, in historical perspective.

The 17th century was the “Golden Age” of French mysticism, especially as represented in the bishop Francis de Sales (1567-1622). In his efforts at Church reform, and especially in his two influential works, The Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of God, the genial figure of Francis set the stage for much of the mystical piety of modern Catholicism.

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Jun 25 2024

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7:30 pm - 9:45 pm

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The 17th century was the “Golden Age” of French mysticism, especially as represented in the bishop Francis de Sales (1567-1622). In his efforts at Church reform, and especially in his two influential works, The Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of God, the genial figure of Francis set the stage for much of the mystical piety of modern Catholicism.

19:30 Welcome and Meditation
19:55 Talk by Bernard McGinn
20:35 Response by Prof Edward Howells
21:00 Dialogue between Bernard McGinn and Prof Edward Howells
21:15 Comments from participants
Prof Bernard McGinn

Leader

Prof Bernard McGinn

Bernard McGinn is the Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor emeritus at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, where he taught for thirty-four years before retiring in 2003. He has written extensively on spirituality and mysticism, including his nine-volume, The Presence of God: A History of Western Mysticism (1991-2021).

Other Leaders

Dr Edward Howells
Dr Edward Howells

Dr Edward Howells was a senior lecturer in Christian Spirituality at Heythrop College, University of London (2001-2018), then at the University of Roehampton (2018-19). He is now an associate tutor in Christian Spirituality at Ripon College Cuddesdon. Edward teaches the history of Christian spirituality and its contribution to the understanding and practice of faith today. His research is on mystical theology, especially the late medieval period. His PhD was on the theological anthropology of John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila. Edward has recently co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology (2020). He has also written on the mystical theology of Augustine, Meister Eckhart, and Pierre de BĂ©rulle. Edwards main interest is in questions of experience and personal transformation in the life of faith, in historical perspective.

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Prof Bernard McGinn

Leader

Prof Bernard McGinn

Bernard McGinn is the Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor emeritus at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, where he taught for thirty-four years before retiring in 2003. He has written extensively on spirituality and mysticism, including his nine-volume, The Presence of God: A History of Western Mysticism (1991-2021).

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Dr Edward Howells
Dr Edward Howells

Dr Edward Howells was a senior lecturer in Christian Spirituality at Heythrop College, University of London (2001-2018), then at the University of Roehampton (2018-19). He is now an associate tutor in Christian Spirituality at Ripon College Cuddesdon. Edward teaches the history of Christian spirituality and its contribution to the understanding and practice of faith today. His research is on mystical theology, especially the late medieval period. His PhD was on the theological anthropology of John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila. Edward has recently co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology (2020). He has also written on the mystical theology of Augustine, Meister Eckhart, and Pierre de BĂ©rulle. Edwards main interest is in questions of experience and personal transformation in the life of faith, in historical perspective.

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