Dialectics and the Sublime in Underhill's Mysticism

This book represents a study of Evelyn Underhills premier work on mysticism, using Hegels dialectics and Kants theory of the sublime as interpretive tools. It especially focuses on two prominent features of Underhills text: the description of the mystical life as one permeated by an intense love between the mystic and infinite reality, and the detailed delineation of stages of mystical development. Given these two features, the text lends itself to a construction of a valuable discourse predicated on dialecticism, sublimity, and mysticism. The book also articulates a number of insights into the content and nature of the writings of Christian mystics.