The Big Book of Christian Mysticism (Carl McColman)
Good Starter for Students of Contemplative Spirituality
[My 4-star Amazon review (NDA) of The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality” by Carl McColman.]
Over the past forty years, I’ve read at least two-thousand books on mysticism, and whenever a good new one comes along, I like to let people know about it. Such is the case with Carl McColman’s The Big Book of Christian Mysticism, an outstanding overall text for beginners and intermediate students of contemplative spirituality. In my estimation, McColman’s book is an ideal introductory text for those interested in Christian mysticism but not yet been baptized by the Holy One.
McColman is a fine writer, and because the radius of his search for Truth isn’t limited to Christianity—for example, he references Integral philosopher Ken Wilber—his book makes for both enjoyable and educational reading.
In short, if general information and basic instruction are what you are interested in relative to Christian Mysticism, then McColman’s text will provide them for you. For those interested in a deeper, more esoteric consideration of Christian mysticism, I suggest “Meditations on the Tarot,” “The Foundations of Mysticism,” and “Electrical Christianity.”
[My 4-star Amazon review (NDA) of The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality” by Carl McColman.]
Over the past forty years, I’ve read at least two-thousand books on mysticism, and whenever a good new one comes along, I like to let people know about it. Such is the case with Carl McColman’s The Big Book of Christian Mysticism, an outstanding overall text for beginners and intermediate students of contemplative spirituality. In my estimation, McColman’s book is an ideal introductory text for those interested in Christian mysticism but not yet been baptized by the Holy One.
McColman is a fine writer, and because the radius of his search for Truth isn’t limited to Christianity—for example, he references Integral philosopher Ken Wilber—his book makes for both enjoyable and educational reading.
In short, if general information and basic instruction are what you are interested in relative to Christian Mysticism, then McColman’s text will provide them for you. For those interested in a deeper, more esoteric consideration of Christian mysticism, I suggest “Meditations on the Tarot,” “The Foundations of Mysticism,” and “Electrical Christianity.”
