Summary: This episode is titled The Mystics & looks at the Mysticism of the Western Church during the Late Middle Ages. Alongside the Scholastics whom we spent a couple episodes on, was another movement within Medieval Christianity in Europe led by a group of people known as “The Mystics.” Don’t let that title mislead you. They weren’t wizards with black, long-sleeved robes & tall pointed hats embellished with moons and stars. Don’t picture Gandalf or some old man bent over a dusty tome reciting an incantation. The Mystics weren’t magicians. They were simply Christians who thought a vital part of the Faith was been left behind by the academic pursuits of the Scholastics. They wanted to reclaim it. (more…)
