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Document Details : Title: Iets moois, iets heerlijks, het schoonste, dat we in onze Nederlandse literatuur bezitten Subtitle: Titus Brandsma en de ascetische mystiek van de Moderne Devotie Author(s): BOCKEN, Inigo , CORNET, Ineke Journal: Ons Geestelijk Erf Volume: 91 Issue: 1-2 Date: 2021 Pages: 261-285 DOI: 10.2143/OGE.91.1.3289297 Abstract : This contribution about the Dutch Carmelite and Professor Titus Brandsma (1881-1942) focuses mainly on his research into the Modern Devotion during his professorship at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (1923-1942). Brandsma was intrigued by the question if the Modern Devotion is a typical expression of Dutch mysticism. Brandsma’s groundbreaking research is situated against the debate on the status of mysticism in the interbellum period. To understand Brandsma’s evaluation of the Modern Devotion, this article examines Brandsma’s definion of mysticism, in which the interplay between the divine grace and the human receptivity is quite important. This shapes his interpretation of the Modern Devotion. According to Brandsma, the Modern Devotion is a typical Northern Dutch mystical movement in which the divine grace of mystical experiences is interwoven with the human side of asceticism. |
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