Men who have walked with God : being the story of mysticism through the ages told in the biographies of representative seers and saints, with excerpts from their writings and sayings / by Sheldon Cheney.
| Author/creator | Cheney, Sheldon |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : A. A. Knopf, 1945. |
| Description | xiv pages, 1 leaf, 395, viii pages 1 leaf : plates ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The golden age and the mystic poet Lao-tse.--The Buddha, the great light, and the bliss of nirvana.--The age of reason in Greece: Pythagoras and Plato,--The tardy flowering of Greek mysticism: Plotinus.--Christian mysticism, from the founders to Saint Bernard.--The mediaeval flowering: Eckhart and the Friends of God.--Fra Angelico, the saintly painter and tool of God.--Jacob Boehme, the shoemaker-illuminate of the reformation.--Brother Lawrence, the lay monk who attained unclouded vision.--A mystic in the age of enlightened scepticism: William Blake.--A descriptive reading list, with acknowledgments (p. 385-395)--Index. |
| General note | "First edition." |
| LCCN | 45008427 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | BL625 .C5 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |