Anamchara • The Website of Unknowing
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Located Stone Mountain, Georgia USA
Tags Christian mysticism, mysticism, Celtic spirituality, Celtic wisdom, Christian spirituality, interfaith spirituality, emergent church, book reviews, contemplative spirituali
Carl McColman's blog is all about Christian mysticism, interfaith spirituality, Celtic wisdom, emergent theology, and assorted other topics.
Latest Blog Posts
- Register now for Evening at Emory Spring 2010 on Nov 20, 2009 in Announcements A Brief History of Everything Andrew Harvey Classes Continuing Education Emory Center for Lifelong Learning Evening at Emory Ken Wilber world mysticism
Online registration is now open for Evening at Emory’s Spring 2010 classes. I’m teaching the following classes: A Brief History of Everything American philosopher Ken Wilber writes books that combine eastern and western spirituality, psyc...
- Charism on Nov 19, 2009 in Christian mysticism Christianity Contemplation How to Become a Mystic Prayer spirituality Charismatic Spirituality Christian spirituality contemplative spirituality trust in God
Is there a relationship between the charismatic renewal and the mystical tradition? Years ago I bought a book called Contemplation and the Charismatic Renewal. I never read it — maybe I should go back and read it now — but I liked the basic messa...
- The Road Not Taken on Nov 18, 2009 in Writing academia bookselling career choices discernment parable of the talents Self-doubt teaching vocation
My dear readers, I try to keep the angst-quotient on this blog to a bare minimum, but this morning I am going to indulge myself a bit. You have been duly warned. Read on at your own risk. Yesterday morning I received an email from Bob P., a reader of...
- Community on Nov 17, 2009 in Christian mysticism Christianity How to Become a Mystic community
One of the monks who is reading the manuscript of The Big Book of Christian Mysticism teased me yesterday, by saying “It looks like you are just trying to get people into the pews!” I defended myself by saying, “No, I’m insist...
- Quote for the Day on Nov 16, 2009 in Mysticism Quotations apophaticism Christian mysticism Postmodernity Quote for the Day Ralph Norman The Blackwell Companion to Modern Theology
Now if God is beyond distinctions, God is also beyond language. This explains the mystics’ playful use of language to subvert itself… Whichever way language is used, God is not named by it. It does not matter if language is used only to d...
- Amazing Books from Blackwell on Nov 15, 2009 in Books Catholicism Christianity spirituality theology Alister McGrath Blackwell Books Blackwell Companions Christian spirituality Christian theology modern theology Postmodern theology Reviews Robert Davis Hughes III
I know that I’m an odd duck. I’m not a scholar — I struggled my way through two years of graduate school, and now make my living as a humble bookseller for a monastery gift shop — but I enjoy keeping my finger on the pulse of what is...
- Discipline on Nov 14, 2009 in Art Bass Guitar Contemplation Formation How to Become a Mystic Discipline Meditation Mysticism
Check out my to-do list: I want to lose about 25 pounds. I want to learn to play the bass guitar (and, for that matter, the regular guitar, but first things first). I want to de-clutter the garage (ay yi yi) — and come to think of it, there’...
