TRS 754B Mystical Theology: Three Pivotal Texts of Bonaventure
An examination of the foundations of Christian Mysticism through the lens of Bonaventure's "summa mistica," Itinerarium Mentis in Deum, De Triplici Via, and Soliloquium. Each of these texts relies on the writings of the earlier Christian tradition, especially those of Augustine, the Pseudo-Dionysius, Bernard of Clairvaux, the Victorines, and Francis of Assisi. Furthermore the first two of these texts influenced the subsequent tradition of mysticism. In order to grow sensitive to the nuances of these texts, a part of each class will be devoted to translation of a select Latin passage.