Table of Contents

PART ONE: Understanding the MysteryPART TWO: Initiation for WarfarePART THREE: Approaches to contemplation

About the Author

Olivier Clement was one of the foremost Orthodox theologians of his day. He taught at the Institute of St Sergius at Paris and was a member of the Ecumenical Institute founded by L'Institut Catholique. His many works, published in various languages, cover a wide range of subjects.

Reviews

'There are some books so good that all one wants to say is: go out, buy it and read it - it is marvellous! And so it is with this fine translation.' Andrew Louth, (Fairacres Chronicle);'The Roots of Christian Mysticism' with its carefully selected texts from Christian tradition, east and west, demonstrates the constant thirst of the human being for the transcendent. Clement shows that our life is ever a mystical wonder.' John Rotelle, O.S.A., former Director Augustianian Heritage Institute, Villanova, PA; 'A book of uncommon interest and importance.' A.M.Allchin (Church Times); 'Without any forcing of the sense, the book makes the Fathers seem our contemporaries.' John Lawrence (The Tablet)