Spirituality and Mysticism Religion_ Christian Theology The Antepreparatory Phase: The Slow

The Antepreparatory Phase: The Slow Emergence from Inertia (January 1959 - October 1962)

resulting in a valuable compendium for students and spiritual devotees

Pro-Prefect of the Section for the First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization

Pearson is director and archivist of the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine College

Barry University

Spirituality and Mysticism Religion_ Christian Theology The Antepreparatory Phase: The SlowSpirituality and Mysticism systematically explores the biblical origins and patristic development of a distinct Christian spirituality, from the earliest days of the church, through the middle ages and into modernity. Wiseman concludes with reflections on how the new experience of being a world Christian body has brought the richness of African, Asian, and Latin American experiences to contemporary Christian spirituality. James A. Wiseman, a