Why do we, as contemporary scholars of Christian medieval mysticism,
privilege the reading of medieval mystical texts as our focus? How can
we define their ability to uniquely address relevant issues for readers
today, without losing our attention to their historical integrity? These
meta-questions encourage contributors of this volume to reflect
critically on their own approaches to medieval mysticism from theology,
philosophy of religion, hermeneutics in literature, and religious
studies. Their diverse accounts for the meaningfulness of the study of
medieval mysticism attest to the possibility of renewing a greater
continuity of the heritage of medieval Christian spirituality in our
time.