Journey in prayer with great women mystics and, through the pern of mystical prayer, glimpse their profound intimacy with God. Gertrude the Great, Birgade of Sw

"The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. The medieval period was unlike any other period of Ch

This book, focusing on the lives and writings of five women mystics, shows that, contrary to the modern idea that the supposed inferiority of women is an inheri

This text revives the works of five powerful mystics of the Middle Ages and provides a valuable inspirational resource for all spiritual seekers.

Women Mystics Confront the Modern World situates the female mystical tradition within the context of the epistemological shift which affected religious sentimen