Spirituality and Religion

The Mystical Element of Religion

By Friedrich von Hügel

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In 'The Mystical Element of Religion' by Friedrich von Hügel, the author explores the nature of mysticism and its relationship to organized religion. Hügel delves into the ineffable experiences of mystics across different religious traditions, highlighting the common threads that unite their encounters with the divine. His prose is characterized by a thoughtful and scholarly tone, drawing upon a wide range of historical and philosophical sources to support his arguments. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the mystical tradition within the context of religious studies, offering readers a deeper understanding of the spiritual dimensions of faith. Hügel's analysis challenges readers to reconsider the boundaries between the rational and the transcendent, inviting them to explore the mysterious and awe-inspiring aspects of religious experience.

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Publish dateMay 7, 2021

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1The Catholic Dogma (Extra Ecclesiam Nullus Omnino Salvatur)

2VOLUME 1

3PREFACE

4THE MYSTICAL ELEMENT OF RELIGION

5PART I INTRODUCTION

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6CHAPTER I THE THREE CHIEF FORCES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

7CHAPTER II THE THREE ELEMENTS OF RELIGION

8PART II BIOGRAPHICAL

9CHAPTER III CATHERINE FIESCA ADORNA’S LIFE, UP TO HER CONVERSION; AND THE CHIEF PECULIARITIES PREDOMINANT THROUGHOUT HER CONVERT YEARS

10CHAPTER IV CATHERINE’S LIFE FROM 1473 TO 1506 AND ITS MAIN CHANGES AND GROWTH

11CHAPTER V CATHERINE’S LAST FOUR YEARS, 1506 TO 1510—SKETCH OF HER CHARACTER, DOCTRINE, AND SPIRIT

125. Catherine’s teaching.

13CHAPTER VI CATHERINE’S DOCTRINE

14CHAPTER VII CATHERINE’S REMAINS AND CULTUS; THE FATE OF HER TWO PRIEST FRIENDS AND OF HER DOMESTICS; AND THE REMAINING HISTORY OF ETTORE VERNAZZA

15CHAPTER VIII BATTISTA VERNAZZA’S LIFE

16CONCLUSION WHEREIN LIES THE SECRET OF SPIRITUAL PERSUASIVENESS

17APPENDIX TO PART II CHRONOLOGICAL ACCOUNT AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MATERIALS FOR THE RE-CONSTITUTION OF SAINT CATHERINE’S LIFE AND TEACHING.

18Introduction.

19First Division: Account and Analysis of the Documents previous, and immediately subsequent to, the “Vita e Dottrina” with the “Dicchiarazione.”

20Second Division: Analysis, Assignation, and Appraisement of the “Vita-Dottrina-Dicchiarazione” Corpus, in Eight Sections.

21VOLUME 2

22PART III CRITICAL

23CHAPTER IX PSYCHO-PHYSICAL AND TEMPERAMENTAL QUESTIONS

24CHAPTER X THE MAIN LITERARY SOURCES OF CATHERINE’S CONCEPTIONS

25CHAPTER XI CATHERINE’S LESS ULTIMATE THIS-WORLD DOCTRINES

262. The “Pure Love” controversy.

27CHAPTER XII THE AFTER-LIFE PROBLEMS AND DOCTRINES

283. The true and the false in the Orphic conception.

29CHAPTER XIII THE FIRST THREE ULTIMATE QUESTIONS. THE RELATIONS BETWEEN MORALITY, MYSTICISM, PHILOSOPHY, AND RELIGION. MYSTICISM AND THE LIMITS OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE. MYSTICISM AND THE NATURE OF EVIL

30CHAPTER XIV THE TWO FINAL PROBLEMS: MYSTICISM AND PANTHEISM. THE IMMANENCE OF GOD, AND SPIRITUAL PERSONALITY, HUMAN AND DIVINE

31CHAPTER XV SUMMING UP OF THE WHOLE BOOK. BACK THROUGH ASCETICISM, SOCIAL RELIGION, AND THE SCIENTIFIC HABIT OF MIND, TO THE MYSTICAL ELEMENT OF RELIGION.

324. Two conditions of the fruitfulness of the entire process.