Understanding Church
Understanding Church is an evolution of the Bethlehem Backchat podcast. We talk about life in the quirky community known as the Christian church. Special guests are featured to add topic specific depth to the conversation. We are a caring and compassionate platform for all, and an avenue through which we can truly "understand church" and all that term implies. Welcome!
Understanding Church
Mysticism and the Church
What does the word "mysticism" conjure up in your mind? And what does it have to do with church? In this episode, Pastor Dan Smail, Associate Pastor Ellen Lundie, and Wendy Farone discuss the true meaning of mysticism and what it could mean for our lives in faith? We will talk about some historical women mystics (yes, women!) and that you may already be one!!
The Unruly Mystic: Saint Hildegard (2014) Documentary https://youtu.be/LAP6Ka_pZRI
Books
- Hild: A Novel (The Light of the World Trilogy) by Nicola Griffith (fictionalized) (Easy Read!)
- Women Mystics in Medieval Europe by Emilie Zum Brunn & Georgette Epiney-Burgard
- Two Kinds of Love: Martin Luther’s Religious World by Tuomo Mannermaa
- Theology of the Heart:The Role of Mysticism in the Theology of Martin Luther by Bengt R. Hoffman
- Luther and the Mystics by Bengt R. Hoffmann