Growing toward the Image: The Trinitarian Mysticism of Jan Ruusbroec

Author

Christine Curtsinger, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

Date of Award

1988

Document Type

Graduate Paper

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Theology

Department

School of Theology and Seminary

First Advisor

Cyril O'Regan

Subject Categories

Christianity | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Abstract

Jan Ruusbroec, a Flemish mystic of the fourteenth century, is said to have understood and articulated the mystery of the Trinity, and life in the Trinity, more than anyone else of the Western tradition (Dupr' 26). Synthesizing the Western tendency to emphasize the unity of the Trinity and our interrelations with the Trinity, with the Eastern emphasis on distinction of Persons and their relating to the order of salvation, Ruusbroec presents a trinitarian mysticism which is both balanced and dynamic.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Curtsinger, Christine, "Growing toward the Image: The Trinitarian Mysticism of Jan Ruusbroec" (1988). School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses. 903.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/sot_papers/903