We often think that mysticism is a thing of the past, that the great mystics like Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich or Teresa of Avila are resigned to times long gone, and that mysticism died in the Reformations, the Enlightenment, or the Quietist Controversy. However, there are important mystical elements of all major world religions today including Christianity, and many 20th-, and 21st-century figures exemplify mysticism. In our fifth series of webinars on Modern Mystics, we are excited to look at three major figures of the 20th century. Each webinar will be led by an expert on the mystic in question, and will consist of a 50-minute introductory lecture on that figure and their mystical writings. After a quick break we will have 30 minutes for Q&A with our expert. Each webinar runs from 7:30-9 PM (UK time) on Zoom on a Monday evening. This series will look at three extraordinary writers and figures of this period. Each session is led by an expert who has researched and published on the specific mystical writer and the Christian mystical tradition more broadly. <strong><u>Schedule and speakers</u></strong> Monday 21st September: <a href="https://www.sarum.ac.uk/short-courses/modern-mystics-egied-van-broeckhoven/">Egied Van Broeckhoven with John Arblaster</a> Monday 28th September: <a href="https://www.sarum.ac.uk/short-courses/modern-mystics-mother-teresa-of-kolkata/">Mother Teresa of Calcuta with Ines Murzaku</a> Monday 5th October: <a href="https://www.sarum.ac.uk/short-courses/modern-mystics-iris-murdoch/">Iris Murdoch with Donna Lazenby</a>

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