§ 1. Meaning of the Word 61
PhilosopMcal Use of the Word 61
Mysticism as known in Church History 66
§ 2. Mysticism in the Early Church 69
Montanism. — The so-called Dionysius. — New Platonism . .71
§ 3. Mysticism during the Middle Ages 73
General Chai-acteristics of that Period. — Different Classes of Me- diaeval Theologians. — Pantheistical Tendencies of Mysticism. —
Evangelical Mystics 79
§ 4. Mysticism at and after the Reformation 79
Effect of the Reformation on the Popular Mind. — Mystics among
the Reformers. — Schwenkfeld 82
§ 5. Quietism 84
General Character. — Leaders of the Movement. — Madame Guyon,
Archbishop Fenelon 87
§ 6. The Quakers or Friends 88
Their Origin and Early History. — Their Doctrines. — The Doc- trines of the Orthodox Friends. — Heterodox Friends. — Bar- clay's Views 93
§ 7. Objections to the Mystical Theory 97
It has no Foundation in Scripture. — It is contrary to Facts of Ex- perience. — Productive of Evil 103