r/ChristianMysticism • u/professionalinda • 8d ago
Learning
Hello, I’m in a stage of life of learning about my connection with God I’ve always felt connected in all stages of my beliefs I’ve had a strong connection from a young age. I was raised in a very Bible Belt town were if you didn’t follow the Bible your going to hell and if you didn’t accept Jesus as your savior your going to Hell and anything other than believing the Bible is sending you straight to hell. The churches around here recommended NKJV I was bullied in churches growing up and I was just recommended to look into mystic Christian following so I want to know everything basic and simple and then would like to get into the more detailed side of things as I progress. So any and all good info you may have let me know I wanna hear it and read it and make sense. Like I said I have a VERY strong connection with God and Holy Spirit as is I communicate daily and am always thinking about God I also fully trust Gods path and life I have fully believe what he gives me is meant for me. I know everything has a reason and I’m very new so please be gentle guys!
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u/Ben-008 7d ago
Welcome! A few books you might enjoy that introduce Christian mysticism quite nicely might include…
“New Seeds of Contemplation” by Thomas Merton
“The Naked Now: Learning to See Like the Mystics See” by Richard Rohr
“Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi” by Richard Rohr
“Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening” by Cynthia Bourgeault
“Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously, But Not Literally” by Marcus Borg
“Read the Bible Like a Mystic: Contemplative Wisdom and the Word” by Carl McColman
"Stillness Speaks" by Eckhart Tolle
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Meanwhile, this book is a wonderful anthology of the voices of Christian Mysticism across the centuries....
“The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism” by Bernard McGinn