Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Plates vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One. Sympathy and Theopathy
6. Ch. I. Divine Passion and Compassion 105
7. Ch. II. Sophiology and Devotio Sympathetica 136
8. Part Two. Creative Imagination and Creative Prayer
9. Prologue 179
10. III. The Creation as Theophany 184
11. Ch. IV. Theophanic Imagination and Creativity of the Heart 216
12. Ch. V. Man's Prayer and God's Prayer 246
13. Ch. VI. The "Form of God" 272
14. Epilogue 283
15. Notes and Appendices 285
16. List of Works Cited 391
17. Index 399