IN & OUT OF TIME: MYSTICS AND HOLY PERSONS ENGAGING WITH TIME ORGANISED BY The Mysticism & Lived Experience Network The M&LEN is seeking papers for a series of sessions that will explore the complex and layered engagement of medieval mystics and holy persons with time. Far from adhering to a single temporal framework, these figures moved fluidly between past, present, and future; between cyclical liturgical rhythms and the linearity of sacred history; between the clock-bound

Theme In recent decades, the study of the relationship between Latin and vernacular languages in the late Middle Ages has grown in importance. For instance, research has examined the relationship between Latin and German in various text genres from 1100 to 1500 (Nigel/Palmer, 1992). Vernacular edification literature and sermons (Schiewer 2000) as well as Bible translations (Sonderegger 1998) have also been researched and edited in the linguistic and literary sub-disciplines o

Dear MTN friends, The 20th biennial conference of the American Cusanus Society and the International Seminar on Pre-Reformation Theology is coming up! Tomorrow, August 19, is the last day to register for in-person or virtual attendance. The American Cusanus Society, continuing its longstanding partnership with United Lutheran Seminary, will hold its 20th biennial conference in Gettysburg, PA, on September 18-21, 2025 . The conference will focus on the role of vision and the

Dear mystical theology friends, The 2025 edition of our annual conference has come to a close. Three full days of fascinating papers and performances about all things mystical theology, mystical community, and relations have hopefully left you as inspired as it has us. Of course, the end of one conference marks the beginning of preparations for the next conference. In 2026, we will convene once again, this time in Los Angeles, California with a special focus on Landscapes of

Dear mysticism friends, We’re excited to relay to you that the university of Tampere is looking for a postdoctoral researcher: “We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to work in the Program in the Study of Mysticism ( PRISM ) in the Faculty of Social Sciences. The position involves conducting desk and field research under supervision for an embedded study on Mysticism and Human Flourishing, publishing articles and joining in on publishing a co-authored

Hello everyone! We hope you’ve all had a good start of the new year. As usual, there are lots of interesting conferences to look forward to this year! There is, of course, our very own Annual Conference with the theme “Mystical Entanglements: Communities, Networks, and the (Relational) Self in the History and Study of Mysticism” . Send your abstracts to John Arblaster before January 31! We’ve also just gotten word of the 20th Biennial Conference of the American Cusanus Societ

In Search of A Way: Walking the Spiritual Path An all-new online course exploring the theme of walking as a spiritual experience at Loyola Marymount University starting October 12th 2024 Walking a path. Following a way. The journey. The impulse to walk is so strong within us. Perhaps because of this, it has proven a durable and useful metaphor for spiritual longing. At the very heart of Christian spirituality stands the image of a path: the hodos or “way”; a key to understand

Hello everyone, We’re happy to have received a number of interesting calls for papers for mystical-theology related conferences and sessions at conferences! Many of them have submission deadlines coming up, so please do check them out at Related Events. We hope to see many of you at one or several of those exciting events! Upcoming seminar: “The Archduchess Isabella (1566-1633). Artistic Agency between Madrid and the Southern Netherlands”, 12-13 September 2024 at the Royal I

As many of our members certainly are aware, the MTN’s website has been out of date for quite a while. We are now pleased to release our new, updated website with the domain mysticaltheologynetwork.org . The website is still under construction and thus subject to changes. If you have any questions, or spot an error somewhere, please contact us!