Mysticism

Evelyn Underhill’s classic work is a careful study of the nature, stages, and expressions of the mystical life in Christian tradition. Widely regarded as a foundational text in the academic study of mysticism, it combines historical scholarship with spiritual insight, and readers will find analyses of mystical experience, doctrine, and the development of the soul.

Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941) was a British writer and mystic whose work became foundational in modern studies of Christian mysticism. Her best-known book, *Mysticism*, and her later spiritual writings brought rigorous philosophical and theological attention to contemplative experience and the inner life.