L. Uyttenhove | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Readers, particularly those in the English-speaking world, will be
delighted to receive this new study of the thought of the fourteenth
century mystic of the Low Countries, Jan van Ruusbroec, one of the
titans of the mystical life. For Ruusbroec, renowned master of mystical
literature, the mystery of the Trinity constitutes the foundation of the
mystical life. In his tractates, trinitarian mysticism meets trinitarian
theology to a striking degree. In this most welcome study, Lieve
Uyttenhove presents a comprehensive systematic theological exploration
of Ruusbroec’s trinitarian mysticism and offers new insights into
Ruusbroec’s thought, arguing that Ruusbroec saw no essential difference
between God’s inner-trinitarian life of love and God’s life of love in
relation to humanity and that the source of God’s flowing-out (inden
uutvloeiene) and drawing-back (inden weder invloeyene) is the
unity of the Holy Spirit. In her careful textual study, Uyttenhove also
explores the much discussed issue of the relationship of Ruusbroec’s
thought to that of Plotinus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Hadewijch,
William of Saint Thierry, Richard of Saint Victor, Thomas Aquinas,
Bonaventure, and Meister Eckhart. Here is also a rich and valuable
resource for all those interested in reconnecting theology and mysticism.