Evelyn Underhill

Evelyn Underhill
Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941) was a British writer and mystic known for her works on Christian mysticism and spiritual life. She is best known for her influential book "Mysticism" (1911), which explores the nature of mystical experience across various religious traditions. Underhill emphasized the importance of personal spiritual growth and the contemplative life in her works, such as "The Spiritual Life" (1936). Throughout her career, she sought to make mysticism accessible to a broader audience and was a key figure in the revival of interest in Christian spirituality in the 20th century.

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This little book, written during the last months of peace, goes to press in the first weeks of the great war. Many will feel that in such a time of conflict and horror, when only the most ignorant, disloyal, or apathetic can hope for quietness of mind, a book which deals with that which is called the "contemplative" attitude to existence is wholly out of place. So obvious, indeed, is this point... more...

CHAPTER I THE CHARACTERS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE This book has been called "The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day" in order to emphasize as much as possible the practical, here-and-now nature of its subject; and specially to combat the idea that the spiritual life—or the mystic life, as its more intense manifestations are sometimes called—is to be regarded as primarily a matter of... more...