IMC 2015: Sessions

Session 1736: Mysticism and Biblical Exegesis, III: Reform and Revelation?

Sponsor:	Mystical Theology Network
Organiser:	Louise Nelstrop, Kellogg College, University of Oxford
Moderator/Chair:	Rob Faesen, Institute for the Study of Spirituality, KU Leuven
Paper 1736-a	Where Language Goes to Die: Judgement Day II and the Apophatic Construction of Heaven (Language: English) Timothy Flight, Magdalen College, University of Oxford Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Theology
Paper 1736-b	Matter is an Adulteress: The Implications of a Biblical Parable in Meister Eckhart (Language: English) Christopher Wojtulewicz, Department of Theology & Religious Studies, King's College London Index terms: Language and Literature - German, Theology
Paper 1736-c	Meister Eckhart's Mystical Treatment of the Exodus Revelation of God's Name as Almighty (Language: English) Ian Richardson, Department of Theology & Religious Studies, King's College London Index terms: Language and Literature - German, Theology
Abstract	This session explores the effect on doctrine and theological concepts of reading biblical texts through a mystical/apophatic lens. Three ideas are explored: heaven, matter, and the notion of God as 'Almighty', illustrating both the revelatory and reforming nature of mystical exegesis and its potential to verge on the heretical.